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ANS-259 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
by E.Mike McCardel 15 Sep '18

15 Sep '18

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-259 The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor- mation service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space including reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building, launching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio satellites. The news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur Radio in Space as soon as our volunteers can post it. Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor at amsat.org. In this edition: * Booking is Open for 2018 Symposium in Huntsville * AMSAT 2018 Space Symposium Schedule of Events * Funcube/AO-73 Schedule Changes Due to Full Sun Illumination * FM, Linear Satellite Frequency Table Updated * Tips Regarding Image Capture From AO-92 * Hosting an ARISS Contact in the USA * Frank Griffin K4FEG, SK * Call for Volunteers, ANS Seeks Rotating Editors * Upcoming Satellite Operations * ARISS News * Shorts From All Over SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-259.01 ANS-259 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 259.01 >From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. September 16, 2018 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-259.01 Booking is Open for the 2018 AMSAT Space Symposium in Huntsville AMSAT's 2018 36th Annual AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting will be held Friday through Sunday, November 2, 3, & 4, 2018 in Huntsville, Alabama. The location will be at the US Space and Rocket Center, One Tranquility Base, Huntsville, Alabama: https://www.rocketcenter.com/ Hotel accommodations will be next door at the Marriott at the Space & Rocket Center, 5 Tranquility Base, Huntsville, Alabama USA. Hotel reservations for the Symposium may be made by individual attendees directly with Marriott reservations at: + 1-(800) 228-9290 or + 1-(256) 830-2222 or + On-line at http://tinyurl.com/Marriott-2018-Symposium-Hotel + Please mention the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), Reference Number M-BIHHXTA for the group rate of $104 per night. The AMSAT group rate is available 10/31/18 to 11/04/18 Book by 10/10/18 + Marriott perks include free parking for attendees and complimentary WiFi. The 2018 AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual Meeting features: + Space Symposium with Amateur Satellite Presentations + Operating Techniques, News, & Plans from the Amateur Satellite World + Board of Directors Meeting open to AMSAT members. + Opportunities to Meet Board Members and Officers + AMSAT Annual General Membership Meeting + Auction, Annual Banquet, Keynote Speaker and Door Prizes !! + Our Keynote Speaker this year will be announced soon. Registration for the Symposium $60 per person. Banquet registration is $50 per person. Registration for the Symposium and Banquet can be ordered on-line at: https://www.amsat.org/product-category/amsat-symposium/ + $60 Early Registration Through September 30, 2018 + $65 Registration October 01, 2018 - October 26, 2018 + $70 Registration at the Door + Dinner reservations are $50 per person and should be made on line by October 20th to ensure accommodation! There are multiple alternate activities and attractions in the Huntsville area include: + The Huntsville Botanical Garden + Monte Sano State Park + U.S. Veterans Memorial Museum + Von Braun Center [ANS thanks the 2018 Symposium Committee for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT 2018 Space Symposium Schedule of Events The 2018 AMSAT Symposium Committee has announced version 1.1 of the schedule of events for the 2018 AMSAT-NA 36th Annual Space Symposium and General Meeting, November 1-4, 2018 at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center, Huntsville, Alabama Thursday, November 1, 2018 - Board of Directors Meeting Huntsville Marriott at the Space and Rocket Center + 8 am - noon AMSAT Board Meeting, Columbia Room + Noon - 1 pm AMSAT Board Lunch Break, Columbia Room + 1 pm - 6 pm AMSAT Board Meeting, Columbia Room + 6 pm - 7:30 pm AMSAT Board Dinner Break, Columbia Room + 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm AMSAT Board Meeting, Columbia Room + 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Registration, (TBD) Friday, November 2, 2018 - U.S. Space & Rocket Center Morning + 8 am - noon AMSAT Board Meeting, Marriott Columbia Room (Closed Session) + U.S. Space & Rocket Center Educator Training Facility + 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Registration, Foyer + 9:00 am - noon Self-guided tours of Huntsville and US Space and Rocket Center + 1:00 pm - 1:15pm AMSAT Symposium Kickoff, President's Welcome, Educator Training Facility + 1:15 pm - 5:00 pm Paper Sessions, Presentation Schedule TBD + 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm Informal Dinner on your own + 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm AMSAT Reception, Educator Training Facility Cash Bar Available Saturday November 3, 2018 - U.S. Space & Rocket Center Educator Training Facility + 8:00 am - 11:45 am Registration, Foyer + 8:00 am - 8:15 am AMSAT Symposium Welcome + 8:15 am - noon Paper Sessions Presentation Schedule TBD + Noon - 1:00 pm Lunch on your own + 1:00 pm - 3:15 pm Paper Sessions, Presentation Schedule TBD + 3:30 pm - 4:45 pm AMSAT Annual Meeting & Awards Ceremony + 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Attitude Adjustment, Cash Bar, Saturn V Hall + 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm Cash Bar, Saturn V Hall + 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm Banquet, Saturn V Hall Keynote Speaker - TBD Prize Drawing Sunday November 4, 2018 + 9:00 am - 4:00 pm U.S. Space and Rocket Center Marshall Space Flight Center Tour Exact Times, Itinerary, and Cost TBD [ANS thanks the 2018 Symposium Committee for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- FUNcube/AO-73 Schedule Changes Due to Full Sun Illumination FUNcube/AO-73 is now in continuous sunlight and the FUNcube team has decided to leave the satellite in education mode (full power beacon, no transponder) until further notice. The reason for doing this is to allow the satellite's temperature to stabilise. There is more information at https://funcube.org.uk/news/ Due to the continuous illumination this means that the usual auto- nomous switching between transponder on in eclipse and high-power telemetry when in sunlight will no longer be effective! At this time it looks like the spacecraft will be in this situation for more than eight months until sometime in April next year. This schedule was originally planned to provide a very strong tele- metry signal for schools to use during daylight hours and for amateur operation at night (and also at weekends and over holidays). The FUNcube team has decided to have AO73/FUNcube-1 initially operate for alternate periods of one week in either safe or educational modes. This should enable an evaluation period to determine whether the currents do affect the spin rate. Safe mode provides low power tele-metry and education mode the usual high power telemetry. It will also enable an analysis to see whether the satellite becomes hotter or cooler in each mode. This schedule may be changed in light of experience and the FUNcube team will update everyone on such changes via the AMSAT-BB. This will be a new experience for the spacecraft so the capture of the largest possible amount of telemetry remains an important tool for the team to have. We are very grateful to everyone who continues to upload the telemetry they have received to the Data Warehouse. It is invaluable. In addition to AO73/FUNcube-1, the FUNcube-2 transponder on UKube-1 remains operational and EO88/Nayif-1 continues to operate autonomously with the transponder on when in eclipse and high- power telemetry in sunlight. [ANS thanks the FUNcube/AO-73 for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- FM, Linear Satellite Frequency Table Updated The AMSAT FM and linear transponder satellite frequency summaries have been updated with recent coordination information: FM https://www.amsat.org/fm-satellite-frequency-summary/ Linear https://www.amsat.org/linear-satellite-frequency-summary/ [ANS thanks Paul N8HM for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Tips Regarding Image Capture From AO-92 Jerry Buxton, NØJY, AMSAT Vice-President Engineering, provided some insight about of how the AO-92 camera image capture is transmitted via its high speed telemetry data downlink to how the images are produced on the Fox telemetry web pages. Visit this page to view the images that have been captured: http://www.amsat.org/tlm/leaderboard.php?id=0&db=FOXDB Some stations may have captured partial images that they can see on their local FoxTelem display, the web page image is produced from the data received by the server from the many stations who may be capturing the pass with FoxTelem. That literally means the more the merrier, and even if you only see as little as one scan line on your FoxTelem image that line will be sent to the server to be "stitched together" with all other image data that others capture. Your line may be the only capture of that line and just what is needed to complete the whole image. While the single line or incomplete image on your display may seem insignificant or be disappointing, you are contributing to the opportunity to have the entire image available on the web. That is significant, and counting on several stations to receive the components of a full image is part of the design of FoxTelem. To participate in capturing the full image you must have the Decoder Options "Upload to Server" checked in your FoxTelem settings. That setting plus the participation of many stations, no matter how much or how little data they might individually receive, is what can make full images available for all to see on the website. Thank you for participating in the science the Fox-1 satellites deliver, and enjoy the birds! [ANS thanks Jerry Buxton, NØJY, AMSAT Vice-President Engineering for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Hosting an ARISS Contact in the USA Editor's Note: The Proposal Window Is Now Open Proposals from schools and organizations in the US are accepted during two proposal windows each year. The Fall 2018 proposal window is now open for contacts to be scheduled from July 1, 2019 – December 31, 2019. This proposal is due to ARISS by November 15, 2018 at 11:59 PM Pacific Time. A scheduled ARISS contact is a voice-only communication via Amateur Radio between the International Space Station (ISS) crew and classrooms and communities. ARISS contacts allow education audiences to learn firsthand from astronauts what it is like to work and live in space. These scheduled contact opportunities are offered to formal and informal education institutions and organizations, individually or working together. The radio contacts are approximately 10 minutes in length due to the radio communication window permitted by the logistics of orbital passes of the ISS. During the contact, students interact directly with astronauts and cosmonauts during this communication window using a question and answer format. To maximize these radio contacts, the ARISS program looks for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the radio contact into a well-developed education plan. Because of the nature of human spaceflight and the complexity of scheduling activities aboard the ISS, organizations must demonstrate flexibility to accommodate changes in contact dates and times. ARISS Proposal Requirements U.S. education organizations interested in hosting an ARISS scheduled contact will find information about submitting a proposal below. (International schools should submit applications following instructions provided on the international ARISS Program website.) Educational proposals should include plans for students to: study topics related to space technology, space exploration, or space research, and, learn about communication, wireless technology, and radio science The more advance preparation educators make with educational plans, the more learning and value the ARISS event will have for students. Imagine your students interviewing an astronaut in space, maybe even using an antenna your students have assembled! ARRL's Education & Technology Program and NASA offer valuable resources to help you and your students learn about wireless technology and satellite communications and space exploration. Go to ARRL's web page: Preparation for an ARISS Contact for links to those resources. An ARISS Technical Mentor is assigned to assist educational organizations with technical preparations and logistical coordination of the contact. With the assistance of your ARISS Technical Mentor, ARRL and AMSAT can help you find a local Amateur Radio group to provide equipment and expertise. In some cases, local ham radio club volunteers may also be able to assist with lessons on communication, wireless technology, or radio science. Submitting a Proposal The Proposal Window Proposals from schools and organizations in the US are accepted during two proposal windows each year. The Fall 2018 proposal window is now open for contacts to be scheduled from July 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019. This proposal is due to ARISS by November 15, 2018 at 11:59 PM Pacific Time. The ARISS Proposal Process Following is the sequence of steps involved in the proposal and selection process. Interested organizations in the US should obtain a planning guide with information about expectations and preparations for a proposal. Organizations participate in an online Information Session. Organizations reach out to local educational partners and local Radio Amateurs to develop and submit a proposal using the current proposal form. A committee of representatives from NASA, ARRL and AMSAT evaluate and approve proposals. 6 to 8 weeks after the close of the proposal window, organizations with approved proposals are sent a congratulatory email. Declination emails are also sent out at that time. Organizations are given the opportunity to request proposal feedback. Selected organizations participate in an ARISS Orientation Session and are paired with an ARISS Technical Mentor who will help them develop an Equipment Plan. After the Equipment Plan is approved, the organization initiates their Education Plan and preparations for the contact get underway If you have questions regarding the proposal process, please send an email to: ariss.us.education(a)gmail.com Upcoming Proposal Webinars In order to help organizations prepare proposals, the ARISS program offers online Proposal webinars. These webinars are an hour in length and are designed to provide more information regarding US ARISS contacts and the proposal process, as well as provide an avenue for interested organizations to ask questions. Attending an online Proposal webinar is not required but is strongly encouraged. Online Proposal webinars for the Fall 2018 proposal window will be offered during the fall proposal window. Check back at this web site in early September for details on webinars. ARISS Proposal Guide A Proposal Guide is offered to help you plan and identify the resources you will need to host an ARISS scheduled contact. After reading the Guide and developing your plan, you can complete the ARISS Proposal Form and submit it during the proposal window. Download the current version of the Proposal Guide (Fall 2018) ARISS Proposal Form US schools and educational organizations may download the ARISS Proposal Form to submit a proposal to host an ARISS contact. Use this form to submit the details of your Education and Outreach Plan. For Additional Information Contact the ARISS US Program Coordinator to obtain information about Program expectations and proposal guidelines by sending an e-mail to ariss.us.education(a)gmail.com For an overview of the ARISS international program visit www.ariss.org. Technical Proposal Use this form to provide the information needed by the ARISS Operations Team to be assured that you have the equipment in place to successfully support your contact. Submit this completed form to your assigned Technical Mentor as soon as possible, but no later than 3 months after your Education Plan is approved. Download the Equipment Plan Form Ground Station Recommendations The recommendations for the ground station to support a scheduled ARISS school contact are considerably more robust than needed for a casual contact with the ISS. Because the scheduled contact is a one- time event involving a large audience every effort is taken to configure a ground station that will offer the maximum communications window possible within the constraints of orbital mechanics and line of sight considerations, and to provide redundancy in the event of unexpected equipment failure. If you are considering supporting an ARISS scheduled contact please review current Ground Station Recommendations. [ANS thanks ARISS for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Frank Griffin K4FEG, SK ANS has received word that Frank Griffin K4FEG has become a silent key. Many will recognize K4FEG as a friendly voice on the birds, as well as a mentor/elmer. Many have Frank in our satellite logs. He had a knack of remembering folks voices and replying to them by name. We express our collective sympathies and best wishes to Frank's family. [ANS thanks Ed WA7ETH and others via AMSAT-BB for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Call for Volunteers, ANS Seeks Rotating Editors The AMSAT News Service (ANS) is seeking volunteers to serve as rotating editors for its weekly newsletter. Editors work on a rotating schedule, each taking a different turn editing a specific week's newsletter as scheduled by the ANS Editor in Chief. Editors support each other by seeking and reporting to the Editor of the week, information and resources of interest to the AMSAT community. The number of newsletters assigned will be dependent upon the number of available editors at any given time. The average editor can expect to spend, on average, 4-5 hours for each newsletter, dependent on available material. Prospective editors are required to be AMSAT members in good standing and have a genuine interest in satellite operation and an understanding of AMSAT's mission. Former editing experience is a plus but not required. If interested, please submit an inquiry, including your contact information to ans-editor at amsat.com. [ANS thanks the ANS editors for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Upcoming Satellite Operations Route 66 On the Air – W6D – September 8-16, 2018 (UTC) Christy, KB6LTY, will be operating in the special event Route 66 On the Air, using the special event call sign W6D. She will be on as many of the birds as sh can operate during the week: FM, APRS digi, and transponders. No schedule, just listen for the special event call sign W6D. For more information on the event (QSL/certificate ) go to the website: http://w6jbt.org/ AMSAT-EA Special Event – AM1SAT – September 10-17, 2018 As part of the IV RadioHam Fair IberRadio 2018 activities, AMSAT-EA members, using the special event call sign AM1SAT, will be activating 14 grid squares across Spain from September 10th to September 17th. AMSAT-EA is offering an AM1SAT Special Award in two categories: SILVER and GOLD. More information, to include rules and log submission instructions, is available on QRZ: https://www.qrz.com/db/am1sat Yellowstone (DN42, DN43, DN44, DN52, and DB53) – September 12-21, 2018 RJ, WY7AA, fired up the El Camino and headed to the Rocky Mountains for and little camping trip. FM only. With no internet access, keep an eye on RJ’s QRZ page for details, including the DN42/43/52/53 grid corner activation on September 21st. Southeast Colorado (DM77, DM87, DM88) – September 15, 2018 Ron, AD0DX, will activate some Southeast Colorado grid lines Saturday, September 15th. Plan is DM87/88 grid line at 1604z and then AO-91 at DM77/87 grid line at 1727z, followed by AO-92 at 1737z. Keep an eye on Ron’s Twitter page for further updates https://twitter.com/ad0dx Honduras (DXCC) – September 15-16, 2018 HR2CH will sponsor a special event station in celebration of the 60th anniversary of Radio Club de Honduras. See QRZ page for QSL info. Northern Michigan (EN76, EN85, EN86) – September 15-18, 2018 Chris, AA8CH is heading back to northern Michigan and Drummond Island. September 15: EN76, EN85 September 16: EN85, EN86 September 17: EN85, EN86 September 18: EN76, EN85 Anyone who missed Chris from N8R in July and/or needs any of these grids can send me an email (see QRZ) and he’ll keep you in the loop for expected passes. Kure Beach, NC (FM13) – September 22-28, 2018 Wayne, NM3B, will be operating holiday style from Kure Beach, NC, September 22-28. Send QSL for confirmation. North to Alaska (CO28) – October 5-9, 2018 Tucker, W4FS, will be in Juneau, AK, October 5-9th, using the call sign W4FS/KL7. Weather permitting, he may slip up to Whitehorse to use his new Canadian call VE9FS. Watch his Twitter account for specific plans. https://twitter.com/Whiskey4FoSho Please submit any additions or corrections to ke4al (at) yahoo.com Updated September 13, 2018 https://www.amsat.org/satellite-info/upcoming-satellite-operations/ [ANS thanks Robert KE4AL for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ARISS News The following contacts were successful through the first half of September: + 2018-09-06 16:49 UTC between [ASTRONAUT Ricky Arnold KE5DAU using ISS callsign NA1SS and Mendez Fundamental Intermediate School, Santa Ana, CA, USA Contact was direct via AA6TB. ARISS Mentors were Primary Charlie AJ9N with Backups: Brian AB6UI and Norm K6UU + 2018-09-10 15:20 UTC between Astronaut Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT using ISS callsign NA1SS and Colegio Del Sol, San Miguel de Tucuman, Tucuman, Argentina, Contact was direct via LU5KHF. ARISS Mentor was Brian VE6JBJ + 2018-09-12 08:21 UTC between Ricky Arnold KE5DAU using ISS callsign NA1SS and Walford Anglican School for Girls, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, Contact was telebridge via W6SRJ. ARISS Mentor was Tony VK5ZAI Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule Otori Elementary School, Sakai City, Japan, direct via 8N3OH The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Ricky Arnold KE5DAU Contact is a go for: Mon 2018-09-17 11:45:55 UTC Bischöfliche Schule / Technisches Institut, St.Vith, Belgium, and Berufliche Schule Direktorat 1 Nürnberg, Nuremberg, Germany telebridge via W6SRJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Gerst KF5ONO Contact is a go for: Fri 2018-09-21 10:15:22 UTC [ANS thanks ARISS, Charlie AJ9N and David AA4KN for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Shorts From All Over + Free Book Download: Introduction to Amateur Digital TV Jim, KH6HTV, has released a new book titled "Introduction to Amateur Digital Television". (https://kh6htv.com/) This free book pulls together a lot of information previously scattered in over 40 application notes. Download the PDF from https://kh6htv.files.wordpress.com/2018/08/an-45-dtv-book.pdf [ANS thanks Jim KH6HTV for the above information] + APRS Operating Tips Page AMSAT-UK tweeted a link with operating tips for APRS contacts via ARISS and PSAT: https://tinyurl.com/ans259-APRS-Tips [ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information] + KO4MA on Amateur Radio Newsline AMSAT Vice-President of Operations, Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA, discussed the interference to AO-92 from DMR operation on the Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2132 for Friday, September 7, 2018 Text script and audio playback are available at: https://tinyurl.com/ANS259-AO92-Interference [ANS thanks Amateur Radio Newsline for the above information] + XW-2E Back in AMSAT Elements Distribution Satellite XW-2E has been reactivated (NORAD CAT ID 40909) and has been added back to AMSAT's 2-line elements distribution. [ANS thanks Ray Hoad, WA5QGD, AMSAT-NA Orbital Elements Manager, for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- /EX In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive addi- tional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT Office. Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership at one-half the standard yearly rate. Post-secondary school students enrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the stu- dent rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status. Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership information. 73, This week's ANS Editor, EMike McCardel, AA8EM aa8em at amsat dot org

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ANS-254 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin - AO-92 to Try Imaging Hurricane Florence September 13-14
by JoAnne Maenpaa 11 Sep '18

11 Sep '18

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE SPECIAL BULLETIN ANS-254.01 In this Special Bulletin: * AO-92 to Try Imaging Hurricane Florence September 13-14 SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-254.01 ANS-254 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin 254.01 >From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. DATE September 11, 2018 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-254.01 AO-92 to Try Imaging Hurricane Florence September 13-14 AMSAT Vice-President of Operations, Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA says that the camera on AO-92 is planned to be used to try to image Hurricane Florence during North American east coast passes on Thursday, September 13, and Friday, September 14. AO-92 will not be in its U/V FM voice transponder operation during these passes. Ground stations should standby and not attempt to access AO-92 during this time. Voice operation will be available later during these days. The high speed image data will be transmitted on the 145.880 MHz downlink. The image can be captured, decoded, and uploaded to the Fox-1 data warehouse using the FoxTelem v.1.06 software available from AMSAT: http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/windows http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/mac http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/linux [ANS thanks AMSAT Vice-President of Operations, Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA for the above information] /EX In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers life memberships, and sustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive additional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT Office. Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership at one-half the standard yearly rate. Post-secondary school students enrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the student rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status. Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership information. 73 and Remember to help keep Amateur Radio in space, This week's ANS Contributing Editor, JoAnne Maenpaa, K9JKM k9jkm at amsat dot org

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ANS-252 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
by Chris Bradley (AA0CB) 09 Sep '18

09 Sep '18

ans-editor at amsat dot org. You can sign up for free e-mail delivery of the AMSAT News Service Bulletins via the ANS List; to join this list see: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/ans In this edition: * Call for Volunteers, ANS Seeks Rotating Editors * Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-09-09 20:10 UTC * Satellite Operator Gary Killmer, WA2AQH, SK * AMSAT-EA Offers AM1SAT Special Event Award * Satellite Shorts from All Over SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-252.01 ANS-245 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 252.01 >From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. September 9, 2018 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-252.01 Call for Volunteers, ANS Seeks Rotating Editors The AMSAT News Service (ANS) is seeking volunteers to serve as rotating editors for its weekly newsletter. Editors work on a rotating schedule, each taking a different turn editing a specific week's newsletter as scheduled by the ANS Editor in Chief. Editors support each other by seeking and reporting to the Editor of the week, information and resources of interest to the AMSAT community. The number of newsletters assigned will be dependent upon the number of available editors at any given time. The average editor can expect to spend, on average, 4-5 hours for each newsletter, dependent on available material. Prospective editors are required to be AMSAT members in good standing and have a genuine interest in satellite operation and an understanding of AMSAT's mission. Former editing experience is a plus but not required. If interested, please submit an inquiry, including your contact information to ans-editor at amsat.com. [ANS thanks the ANS editors for the above information] -------------------------------------------------------------------- Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-09-05 04:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Colegio Del Sol, San Miguel de Tucuman, Tucuman, Argentina, direct via LU5KHF The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Contact is a go for: Mon 2018-09-10 15:20:04 UTC Walford Anglican School for Girls, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, telebridge via W6SRJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Ricky Arnold KE5DAU Contact is a go for Option #3: Wed 2018-09-12 08:21:02 UTC Watch for live simulcast at: https://batc.org.uk/live/vk4khz AMSAT received the sad news from the Mt. Beacon Amateur Radio Club and Stuart "Stu" Ballinger, WA2BSS, of the passing of Gary Killmer, WA2AQH, of Poughkeepsie, New York. Stu recalled, "Gary was a long time member of the club and a personal friend of many of ours outside of radio as well. He was a mainstay in the local satellite arena and a very active proponent of AMSAT. We remember his many QSOs on .97 as he worked late shifts driving his trucks at night and kept the local VHF bands warm." Gary's obituary is posted at: http://tinyurl.com/ANS-252-WA2AQH Funeral services and interment will be private. Arrangements are under the direction of Burnett & White Funeral Homes 7461 S. Broadway, Red Hook, NY. To sign the online guest book, please visit www.Burnett-White.com [ANS thanks Stuart "Stu" Ballinger, WA2BSS, for the above information] AMSAT received the sad news from the Mt. Beacon Amateur Radio Club and Stuart "Stu" Ballinger, WA2BSS, of the passing of Gary Killmer, WA2AQH, of Poughkeepsie, New York. Stu recalled, "Gary was a long time member of the club and a personal friend of many of ours outside of radio as well. He was a mainstay in the local satellite arena and a very active proponent of AMSAT. We remember his many QSOs on .97 as he worked late shifts driving his trucks at night and kept the local VHF bands warm." Gary's obituary is posted at: http://tinyurl.com/ANS-252-WA2AQH Funeral services and interment will be private. Arrangements are under the direction of Burnett & White Funeral Homes 7461 S. Broadway, Red Hook, NY. To sign the online guest book, please visit www.Burnett-White.com [ANS thanks Stuart "Stu" Ballinger, WA2BSS, for the above information] AMSAT received the sad news from the Mt. Beacon Amateur Radio Club and Stuart "Stu" Ballinger, WA2BSS, of the passing of Gary Killmer, WA2AQH, of Poughkeepsie, New York. Stu recalled, "Gary was a long time member of the club and a personal friend of many of ours outside of radio as well. He was a mainstay in the local satellite arena and a very active proponent of AMSAT. We remember his many QSOs on .97 as he worked late shifts driving his trucks at night and kept the local VHF bands warm." Gary's obituary is posted at: http://tinyurl.com/ANS-252-WA2AQH Funeral services and interment will be private. Arrangements are under the direction of Burnett & White Funeral Homes 7461 S. Broadway, Red Hook, NY. To sign the online guest book, please visit www.Burnett-White.com [ANS thanks Stuart "Stu" Ballinger, WA2BSS, for the above information] -------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT-EA Offers AM1SAT Special Event Award AMSAT-EA will be using its special call, AM1SAT, on all active satellites from September 10 - 17 as part of the IV RadioHam Fair IberRadio 2018 activities. IberRadio is the biggest event for the ham community in South West Europe, opening on September 14 - 15. Learn more about IberRadio at http://www.iberradio.es. The AM1SAT callsign will be active from a minimum of 14 different grids during that time to help satellite operators to collect as much EA locators as possible. As part of this activity and in order to promote the participation, AMSAT-EA is sponsoring the AM1SAT Special Award in two categories: SILVER and GOLD. AWARD RULES 1. This award can be requested and issued to any licensed amateur station and also SWLs 2. Will be valid for all contacts via AMSAT satellites from September 10 - 17, 2018 using all transmission modes. 3. There are two different requirements to get the awards, depending of the applicant location. If the applicant is in a European country: To qualify for the SILVER award the applicant has to contact AM1SAT in 5 different grids (We consider "grid" as a 4-digits main locator. For example IN71, IM68, JN00, etc). To qualify for the GOLD award the applicant has to contact AM1SAT in 10 different grids. If the applicant in a non-European country: To qualify for the SILVER award the applicant has to contact AM1SAT in 2 different grids (We consider "grid" as a 4-digits main locator. For example IN71, IM68, JN00, etc). To qualify for the GOLD award the applicant has to contact AM1SAT in 4 different grids. 4. There is no need for paper QSLs nor EQSLs to apply for the award. When the applicant gets the requirements, email a log with the QSOs, listing your callsign, name, and QSO data (Date, GMT time, frequency, mode, received grid and the satellite). Include your e-mail for AMSAT-EA to send the award. You will receive your award within 2 months in PDF format. There is no charge for this award. 5. Logs and any question about this activity must be sent to eb1ao at amsat-ea.org . 6. Logs must be received by October 1st 2018. We will consider the AM1SAT operators logs to check and cross the QSOs. Disputes or open issues will be solved by AMSAT-EA committee. [ANS thanks AMSAT-EA and Jose Elias Diaz, EB1FVQ for the above information] -------------------------------------------------------------------- Satellite Shorts From All Over + World Maker Faire in NYC to Include Satellite Activity https://tinyurl.com/y7j3pytn + Congratulations to John, AE5B on completing Worked All States - Satellite (Via Twitter) + FY, French Guiana: Manfred/DL5FAB will be in Kourou from the 5th to 18th to participate in the launch preparations for the satellite MetOp-C. QRV from the club station of the Radio Amateur Club de Kourou {FY5KE) as FY/DL5FAB on HF (CW, FT8). QSL via DL5FAB (d/B), eQSL. via DARC DX Newsletter 2109 September 5, 2018 + AMSAT-UK tweeted: September edition of Satmagazine has an article on the Goonhilly Earth Station by Matthew Cosby. Download the free magazine PDF from http://www.satmagazine.com/download.php + Congratulations @N7AGF for satellite WAS! I hear @n6rfm uses LOTW, so that should be a quick QSL... :-) via Twitter /EX In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive addi- tional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT Office. Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership at one-half the standard yearly rate. Post-secondary school students enrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the stu- dent rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status. Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership information. 73 and Remember to help keep Amateur Radio in space, This week's ANS Editor, Christopher Bradley, AA0CB aa0cb at amsat dot org ans-editor at amsat dot org. You can sign up for free e-mail delivery of the AMSAT News Service Bulletins via the ANS List; to join this list see: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/ans In this edition: * Call for Volunteers, ANS Seeks Rotating Editors * Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-09-09 20:10 UTC * Satellite Operator Gary Killmer, WA2AQH, SK * AMSAT-EA Offers AM1SAT Special Event Award * Satellite Shorts from All Over SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-252.01 ANS-245 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 252.01 >From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. September 9, 2018 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-252.01 Call for Volunteers, ANS Seeks Rotating Editors The AMSAT News Service (ANS) is seeking volunteers to serve as rotating editors for its weekly newsletter. Editors work on a rotating schedule, each taking a different turn editing a specific week's newsletter as scheduled by the ANS Editor in Chief. Editors support each other by seeking and reporting to the Editor of the week, information and resources of interest to the AMSAT community. The number of newsletters assigned will be dependent upon the number of available editors at any given time. The average editor can expect to spend, on average, 4-5 hours for each newsletter, dependent on available material. Prospective editors are required to be AMSAT members in good standing and have a genuine interest in satellite operation and an understanding of AMSAT's mission. Former editing experience is a plus but not required. If interested, please submit an inquiry, including your contact information to ans-editor at amsat.com. [ANS thanks the ANS editors for the above information] -------------------------------------------------------------------- Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-09-05 04:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Colegio Del Sol, San Miguel de Tucuman, Tucuman, Argentina, direct via LU5KHF The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Contact is a go for: Mon 2018-09-10 15:20:04 UTC Walford Anglican School for Girls, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, telebridge via W6SRJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Ricky Arnold KE5DAU Contact is a go for Option #3: Wed 2018-09-12 08:21:02 UTC Watch for live simulcast at: https://batc.org.uk/live/vk4khz AMSAT received the sad news from the Mt. Beacon Amateur Radio Club and Stuart "Stu" Ballinger, WA2BSS, of the passing of Gary Killmer, WA2AQH, of Poughkeepsie, New York. Stu recalled, "Gary was a long time member of the club and a personal friend of many of ours outside of radio as well. He was a mainstay in the local satellite arena and a very active proponent of AMSAT. We remember his many QSOs on .97 as he worked late shifts driving his trucks at night and kept the local VHF bands warm." Gary's obituary is posted at: http://tinyurl.com/ANS-252-WA2AQH Funeral services and interment will be private. Arrangements are under the direction of Burnett & White Funeral Homes 7461 S. Broadway, Red Hook, NY. To sign the online guest book, please visit www.Burnett-White.com [ANS thanks Stuart "Stu" Ballinger, WA2BSS, for the above information] AMSAT received the sad news from the Mt. Beacon Amateur Radio Club and Stuart "Stu" Ballinger, WA2BSS, of the passing of Gary Killmer, WA2AQH, of Poughkeepsie, New York. Stu recalled, "Gary was a long time member of the club and a personal friend of many of ours outside of radio as well. He was a mainstay in the local satellite arena and a very active proponent of AMSAT. We remember his many QSOs on .97 as he worked late shifts driving his trucks at night and kept the local VHF bands warm." Gary's obituary is posted at: http://tinyurl.com/ANS-252-WA2AQH Funeral services and interment will be private. Arrangements are under the direction of Burnett & White Funeral Homes 7461 S. Broadway, Red Hook, NY. To sign the online guest book, please visit www.Burnett-White.com [ANS thanks Stuart "Stu" Ballinger, WA2BSS, for the above information] AMSAT received the sad news from the Mt. Beacon Amateur Radio Club and Stuart "Stu" Ballinger, WA2BSS, of the passing of Gary Killmer, WA2AQH, of Poughkeepsie, New York. Stu recalled, "Gary was a long time member of the club and a personal friend of many of ours outside of radio as well. He was a mainstay in the local satellite arena and a very active proponent of AMSAT. We remember his many QSOs on .97 as he worked late shifts driving his trucks at night and kept the local VHF bands warm." Gary's obituary is posted at: http://tinyurl.com/ANS-252-WA2AQH Funeral services and interment will be private. Arrangements are under the direction of Burnett & White Funeral Homes 7461 S. Broadway, Red Hook, NY. To sign the online guest book, please visit www.Burnett-White.com [ANS thanks Stuart "Stu" Ballinger, WA2BSS, for the above information] -------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT-EA Offers AM1SAT Special Event Award AMSAT-EA will be using its special call, AM1SAT, on all active satellites from September 10 - 17 as part of the IV RadioHam Fair IberRadio 2018 activities. IberRadio is the biggest event for the ham community in South West Europe, opening on September 14 - 15. Learn more about IberRadio at http://www.iberradio.es. The AM1SAT callsign will be active from a minimum of 14 different grids during that time to help satellite operators to collect as much EA locators as possible. As part of this activity and in order to promote the participation, AMSAT-EA is sponsoring the AM1SAT Special Award in two categories: SILVER and GOLD. AWARD RULES 1. This award can be requested and issued to any licensed amateur station and also SWLs 2. Will be valid for all contacts via AMSAT satellites from September 10 - 17, 2018 using all transmission modes. 3. There are two different requirements to get the awards, depending of the applicant location. If the applicant is in a European country: To qualify for the SILVER award the applicant has to contact AM1SAT in 5 different grids (We consider "grid" as a 4-digits main locator. For example IN71, IM68, JN00, etc). To qualify for the GOLD award the applicant has to contact AM1SAT in 10 different grids. If the applicant in a non-European country: To qualify for the SILVER award the applicant has to contact AM1SAT in 2 different grids (We consider "grid" as a 4-digits main locator. For example IN71, IM68, JN00, etc). To qualify for the GOLD award the applicant has to contact AM1SAT in 4 different grids. 4. There is no need for paper QSLs nor EQSLs to apply for the award. When the applicant gets the requirements, email a log with the QSOs, listing your callsign, name, and QSO data (Date, GMT time, frequency, mode, received grid and the satellite). Include your e-mail for AMSAT-EA to send the award. You will receive your award within 2 months in PDF format. There is no charge for this award. 5. Logs and any question about this activity must be sent to eb1ao at amsat-ea.org . 6. Logs must be received by October 1st 2018. We will consider the AM1SAT operators logs to check and cross the QSOs. Disputes or open issues will be solved by AMSAT-EA committee. [ANS thanks AMSAT-EA and Jose Elias Diaz, EB1FVQ for the above information] -------------------------------------------------------------------- Satellite Shorts From All Over + World Maker Faire in NYC to Include Satellite Activity https://tinyurl.com/y7j3pytn + Congratulations to John, AE5B on completing Worked All States - Satellite (Via Twitter) + FY, French Guiana: Manfred/DL5FAB will be in Kourou from the 5th to 18th to participate in the launch preparations for the satellite MetOp-C. QRV from the club station of the Radio Amateur Club de Kourou {FY5KE) as FY/DL5FAB on HF (CW, FT8). QSL via DL5FAB (d/B), eQSL. via DARC DX Newsletter 2109 September 5, 2018 + AMSAT-UK tweeted: September edition of Satmagazine has an article on the Goonhilly Earth Station by Matthew Cosby. Download the free magazine PDF from http://www.satmagazine.com/download.php + Congratulations @N7AGF for satellite WAS! I hear @n6rfm uses LOTW, so that should be a quick QSL... :-) via Twitter /EX In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive addi- tional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT Office. Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership at one-half the standard yearly rate. Post-secondary school students enrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the stu- dent rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status. Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership information. 73 and Remember to help keep Amateur Radio in space, This week's ANS Editor, Christopher Bradley, AA0CB aa0cb at amsat dot org

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ANS-248 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin - 2018 AMSAT Board of Director Ballots Due September 15
by Joe Spier 05 Sep '18

05 Sep '18

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE SPECIAL BULLETIN ANS-248.01 In this Special Bulletin: * 2018 AMSAT Board of Director Ballots Due September 15 SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-248.01 ANS-248 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin 248.01 >From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. DATE September 5, 2018 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-248.01 2018 AMSAT Board of Director Ballots Due September 15 Voting for the 2018 AMSAT Board of Directors ends soon. Ballots must be received at the AMSAT office by September 15, 2018. The ballots, labeled “CORRECTED BALLOT 7/20/2018” and printed on yellow-colored cardstock, were mailed to all AMSAT members. Please vote for no more than three of the 2018 candidates using these corrected ballots. Candidate biographies may be viewed at: https://www.amsat.org/bios2018/ [ANS thanks AMSAT Secretary, Clayton Coleman, W5PFG for the above information] /EX In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers life memberships, and sustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive additional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT Office. Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership at one-half the standard yearly rate. Post-secondary school students enrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the student rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status. Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership information. 73 and Remember to help keep Amateur Radio in space, This week's ANS Contributing Editor, Joe Spier, K6WAO k6wao at amsat dot org

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ANS-245 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletin
by Joe Spier 01 Sep '18

01 Sep '18

ans-editor at amsat dot org. You can sign up for free e-mail delivery of the AMSAT News Service Bulletins via the ANS List; to join this list see: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/ans In this edition: * DMR Station QRM's AO-92 Uplink * AMSAT Announces New Store on Zazzle * AMSAT Rover Award Updates * AO73/FUNcube-1 Entering a Further Period of Full Sunlight * VUCC Awards-Endorsements for August 2018 * 2018 ARRL/TAPR DCC Preliminary Schedule Announced * Interns Create Visualization of NASA Space-Ground Communications * AMSAT Board of Director Elections Corrected Ballots Due September 15, 2018 * Call for Volunteers, ANS Seeks Rotating Editors * Upcoming Satellite Operations * ARISS News * Satellite Shorts from All Over SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-245.01 ANS-245 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 245.01 >From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. September 2, 2018 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-245.01 DMR Station QRM's AO-92 Uplink On August 27th, AMSAT Vice President-Operations Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA, noted: "Recently there has been a DMR signal QRM'ing the AO-92 uplink on 435.350 or close by. Hotspots, repeaters, terrestrial simplex (anything not satellite) should not be in 145.8-146.0 or 435-438 by international bandplan. Please QSY these radios ASAP. Please share to DMR, D-star, Fusion, P25 groups and similar, thank you!" For amateur operators in the U.S., FCC Part 97 has a bit to say about the way we should operate in the 145.8-146.0 and 435-438 MHz amateur satellite subbands. Regulations in many other countries are not as detailed as those established by the FCC on how we should operate on different frequencies and bands. This includes where hotspots and similar systems used for digital voice modes (i.e., DMR, D-Star, C4FM/Fusion) and other technologies like EchoLink and IRLP, should operate. Auxiliary stations are defined at 97.3(a)(7): "An amateur station, other than in a message forwarding system, that is transmitting communications point-to-point within a system of cooperating amateur stations." This definition includes "remote bases;" the nodes for systems like EchoLink and IRLP; and hotspots used for digital-voice modes like D- Star, DMR, and Fusion/C4FM (among others); as well as stations using these hotspots and nodes. Auxiliary stations are not allowed in the 145.8-146.0 and 435-438 MHz satellite subbands per 97.201(b) - among other subbands in the 2m and 70cm amateur bands. Repeaters are defined at 97.3(a)(40) as: "Repeater. An amateur station that simultaneously retransmits the transmission of another amateur station on a different channel or channels." Since most hotspots are operating on a single frequency, they would not qualify as a repeater. Even if the hotspot operates like a repeater as defined above, repeaters are not permitted to use 145.5-146.0 MHz and 435-438 MHz per 97.205(b). Beyond these two sections, Part 97 also has 97.101(a): "In all respects not specifically covered by FCC Rules each amateur station must be operated in accordance with good engineering and good amateur practice." Whether the hotspot is interfering with a satellite downlink in a particular area, or it is interfering with the satellite uplink affecting a much larger area, this would not be good amateur practice. In addition to subbands where hotspots are not permitted, 97.101(b) is also relevant: "Each station licensee and each control operator must cooperate in selecting transmitting channels and in making the most effective use of the amateur service frequencies. No frequency will be assigned for the exclusive use of any station." Frequencies used by satellites are usually incapable of being changed, and have been registered with a regulator like the FCC and the ITU. Hotspots are usually frequency-agile, and the frequencies used by those systems can be changed to avoid potential interference to satellites and other stations. And all of this is in addition to local bandplans, which may already have provisions for hotspots or simplex nodes. [ANS thanks Patrick Stoddard, WD9EWK, for the above information.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT Announces New Store on Zazzle AMSAT is pleased to announce a new storefront on Zazzle. Currently, we have several products available with the AMSAT logo, including t- shirts, hooded sweatshirts, mugs, mousepads, and stickers. Colors and styles for each product are fully customizable. Even kids sizes and athletic wear are available through the customization options. Now you can outfit the whole family in AMSAT logo gear! 25% of the purchase price of each product goes towards Keeping Amateur Radio in Space. The storefront can be accessed at https://www.zazzle.com/amsat_gear Stay tuned as we add more products to the storefront over the coming days and weeks. [ANS thanks Paul Stoetzer the above information.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT Rover Award Updates The AMSAT Rover award is granted to stations who achieve a combined 25 points using any combination of the roving achievements posted at: https://www.amsat.org/amsat-rover-award/ Since the last update in ANS-210, the following awards have been announced: Award Call Date Issued ------ ------- ----------- 028 K4FTP 30 Jul 2018 029 KB2YSI 15 Aug 2018 030 N3CRT 17 Aug 2018 031 N2WLS 19 Aug 2018 032 K2MTS 22 Aug 2018 [ANS thanks Bruce Paige, KK5DO, AMSAT Director Contests and Awards for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- AO73/FUNcube-1 Entering a Further Period of Full Sunlight AO73/FUNcube-1 has been in space for almost five years and the original Sun Synchronous Orbit has now changed slightly such that the spacecraft will no longer be in eclipse for 35 mins every orbit. The eclipse period has already reduced and will again become zero on September 8, 2018. This means that our usual autonomous switching between transponder on in eclipse and high-power telemetry when in sunlight will no longer be effective! This schedule was originally planned to provide a very strong telemetry signal for schools to use during daylight hours and for amateur operation at night (and also at weekends and over holidays). We have already experienced a short period of full sunlight but this time it looks like the spacecraft will be in this situation for more than eight months until sometime in April next year. In addition to the additional thermal effect that will occur during this period, we also expect that the spin rate will increase. The reason for this effect is not yet fully understood but may be related to the amount of current flowing from the solar panels to the spacecraft bus being sufficient to cause a torque effect with the earth's magnetic field. We have therefore decided to have AO73/FUNcube-1 initially operate for alternate periods of one week in either safe or educational modes. This should enable us to evaluate whether the currents do affect the spin rate. Safe mode provides low power telemetry and education mode the usual high power telemetry. It will also enable an analysis to see whether the satellite becomes hotter or cooler in each mode. This will be a new experience for the spacecraft so the capture of the largest possible amount of telemetry remains an important tool for the team to have. We are very grateful to everyone who continues to upload the telemetry they have received to the Data Warehouse. It is invaluable. In addition to AO73/FUNcube-1, the FUNcube-2 transponder on UKube-1 remains operational and EO88/Nayif-1 continues to operate autonomously with the transponder on when in eclipse and high- power telemetry in sunlight. LAST MINUTE UPDATE: AO73 is now in safe mode (low power beacon only, no transponder). We have set this mode as the satellite is about to enter a period of continuous sunlight (for about 9 months). There is more information at https://funcube.org.uk/news/ The plan is to change to education mode (high power beacon) next Friday. [ANS thanks Jim, G3WGM and the FUNcube team for the above information.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- VUCC Awards-Endorsements for August 2018 CALL 01Aug 01Sep N8RO 1051 1060 WI7P 829 835 WA5KBH 728 738 W5RKN 606 634 N6UK 568 626 N9EAT 428 550 WD9EWK 476 485 KE4AL 429 467 AA8CH 316 351 NS3L 325 350 W7QL 300 350 FG8OJ 200 253 N3GS 198 226 KE8FZT 200 225 N3CRT New 200 AC9E New 150 WW8W 103 128 AD0HJ New 100 N7NEV New 100 W4AQT New 100 If you find errors or omissions. please contact me off-list at <mycall>@<mycall>.com and I'll revise the announcement. This list was developed by comparing the ARRL .pdf listings for August 1, 2018 and September 1, 2018. It's a visual comparison so omissions are possible. Apologies if your call was not mentioned. Thanks to all those who are roving to grids that are rarely on the birds. They are doing most of the work! [ANS thanks Ron, W5RKN for the above information.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- 2018 ARRL/TAPR DCC Preliminary Schedule Announced Saturday Night Banquet Towards A 21st Century Understanding of Earth's Upper Atmosphere: The Value of Radio Based Amateur-Scientist Partnerships by Dr. Philip J. Erickson, W1PJE, Assistant director & head of MIT's Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences group at Haystack Observatory. https://www.tapr.org/dcc#banquet Sunday Morning Seminar The Citizen Weather Station Project by Nathaniel A. Frissell, Ph.D., Assistant Research Professor, Center for Solar-Terrestrial Research, New Jersey Institute of Technology, W2NAF. https://www.tapr.org/dcc#seminar The complete Technical & Introductory Forum Tracks schedule can be viewed at https://tinyurl.com/2018-DCC-Schedule DCC Online Registration is at: https://www.tapr.org/dccregistration.php [ANS thanks Mark, WB9QZB for the above information.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Interns Create Visualization of NASA Space-Ground Communications For the first time ever, people worldwide can get an inside look into what it takes to enable communications for nearly 40 NASA missions, thanks to a small team of college students. NASA's Near Earth Network (NEN) leverages more than 15 antennas across the globe to provide a downlink for critical space and Earth science data collected by the agency's satellites. A new web-based app called NEN Now shows, in real time, simulations of the complicated maneuvers these antennas undergo to link with passing satellites, following them from horizon to horizon as the data streams to the ground. "NEN Now opens a window to the public, sharing live updates about which of NASA's spacecraft are communicating with the Near Earth Network," said Barbara Adde, director of policy and strategic communications for the Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) program office at NASA Headquarters. "Curious about what NASA is studying? You can click on a link and find out what research that spacecraft is collecting data for and sending down to Earth right at that moment." Not only will NEN Now help the public understand space-to-ground communications systems, but the tool will help technical and project managers monitor the status of the network in detail, providing information such as the actual position of the antennas' dishes. At SCaN's request, Goddard modeled NEN Now after a similar app, called DSN Now, built by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, for the Deep Space Network (DSN). The DSN provides communications services for missions in deep space and is managed by JPL. Ryan Turner, a ground system manager, had an idea to efficiently and effectively develop the NEN app at Goddard by leveraging the skills of college students and utilizing experienced engineers to provide guidance. "We started with three interns, who worked with the public engagement team, NEN engineers and the GMSEC to lay out a prototype," Turner said. GMSEC is the Goddard Mission Services Evolution Center, which creates data system solutions across multiple projects and disciplines. "It gave everyone a sense of what would be possible if we created an operational version of the system." Naje Fields was one of the first interns on the project in summer 2015. "Our biggest challenge for the prototype phase was to figure out how to get the data from the real-time status server at [NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia] to Goddard and into our app," she said. She and her partners, Kierra Harrison and Wallace Phillips, used a number of networking and security techniques to make it happen. The prototype might have been ambitious for three college interns to complete over the course of 10 weeks, but it was very well- received, allowing Turner to establish a year-round program and to take on more interns in the following summers. Those groups have worked on multiple projects, including adding commercial ground stations to NEN Now, implementing a NEN Now mobile app, designing the Space Network (SN) Now for Goddard's other communications network, and developing a 3D interface for NEN Now. Both NEN Now and DSN Now have been incorporated into a larger app called SCaN Now. An additional application for SCaN's third network, the Space Network, is also being created by this intern team, rounding out the real-time status display capability for all three of SCaN's communications networks. NEN Now is now available to the public at: SCaN Now https://scan-now.gsfc.nasa.gov NeN Now https://scan-now.gsfc.nasa.gov/nen NeN Home https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/heo/scan/services/networks/nen DSN Now https://eyes.nasa.gov/dsn/dsn.html DSN Home https://deepspace.jpl.nasa.gov/ [ANS thanks NASA for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT Board of Director Elections Corrected Ballots Due September 15, 2018 Corrected ballots were mailed and members should have received them. The new ballots, labeled "CORRECTED BALLOT 7/20/2018" are printed on yellow-colored cardstock. Using the Yellow Ballots, please vote for no more than three of the 2018 candidates: Tom Clark, K3IO Mark Hammond, N8MH Scott Harvey, KA7FVV Bruce Paige, KK5DO Peter Portanova, W2JV Candidate biographies can be viewed at: https://www.amsat.org/bios2018/ The Directors positions will go to the three candidates receiving the highest number of votes. In addition, there will be two alternate members chosen, based on the next highest number of votes received. Ballots must be received at the AMSAT office by September 15, 2018 in order to be counted. Those sent outside North America were sent via air mail. If you have not received your ballot package in a reasonable time for your location, please contact the AMSAT office. Completed ballots should be returned as promptly as possible, and those from outside North America preferably by air mail. [ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Call for Volunteers, ANS Seeks Rotating Editors The AMSAT News Service (ANS) is seeking volunteers to serve as rotating editors for its weekly newsletter. Editors work on a rotating schedule, each taking a different turn editing a specific week's newsletter as scheduled by the ANS Editor in Chief. Editors support each other by seeking and reporting to the Editor of the week, information and resources of interest to the AMSAT community. The number of newsletters assigned will be dependent upon the number of available editors at any given time. The average editor can expect to spend, on average, 4-5 hours for each newsletter, dependent on available material. Prospective editors are required to be AMSAT members in good standing and have a genuine interest in satellite operation and an understanding of AMSAT's mission. Former editing experience is a plus but not required. If interested, please submit an inquiry, including your contact information to ans-editor at amsat.com. [ANS thanks the ANS editors for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Upcoming Satellite Operations as of 8/29/2018 + DM56, DM57, DM58, DM59 - September 1-3, 2018 Ron, AD0DX, is heading out again. This time, he will be operating in DM56, DM57, DM58, and DM59. Updates will be posted on Twitter, publicly viewable at https://twitter.com/ad0dx. + Next weekend, (9/8 and 9/9) is the Boxboro (Mass) ham radio convention, the biggest in New England. There will be an AMSAT booth there, and in addition, the Nashua Area Radio Society will be holding an exposition for young people, which will include a big satellite station. Please listen for special event station N1T or club call N1FD during both days, and possibly testing on Friday, and be nice if there are newbies trying for their first contact! In addition, the AMSAT forum will take place all Sunday morning and will include demos of satellite contacts using a handheld and an HT. Please try for QSOs with on FM satellites Sunday morning from Bob Hayes KB1SWZ (not known if he will use a special event call sign). KE4AL, please post on the the AMSAT web site if you can! Thanks all! 73, Burns Fisher, WB1FJ AMSAT Fox-1 Flight Software Member, Nashua Area Radio Society + AMSAT-EA Special Event - AM1SAT - September 10-17, 2018 As part of the IV RadioHam Fair IberRadio 2018 activities, AMSAT- EA members, using the special event call sign AM1SAT, will be activating 14 grid squares across Spain from September 10th to September 17th. AMSAT-EA is offering an AM1SAT Special Award in two categories: SILVER and GOLD. More information, to include rules and log submission instructions, is available on QRZ: https://www.qrz.com/db/am1sat Northern Michigan (EN76, EN85, EN86) - September 15-18, 2018 Chris, AA8CH is heading back to northern Michigan and Drummond Island as follows: September 15: EN76, EN85 September 16: EN85, EN86 September 17: EN85, EN86 September 18: EN76, EN85 Anyone who missed Chris from N8R in July and/or needs any of these grids can send me an email (see QRZ) and he'll keep you in the loop for expected passes. [ANS thanks Robert, KE4AL for the above information.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ARISS News + Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-08-07 18:00 UTC Integrierte Gesamtschule Osterholz-Scharmbeck, Osterholz - Scharmbeck, Germany and Gymnasium Soltau, Soltau, Germany, direct via DN3HB and DN5ABG. The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be DPØISS. The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Gerst KF5ONO. Watch for new contact time. Study Hall, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, telebridge via K6DUE. The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS. The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT. Contact is a go for: Wed 2018-09-05 08:05:53 UTC 33 deg. Mendez Fundamental Intermediate School, Santa Ana, CA, direct via AA6TB. The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS. The scheduled astronaut is Ricky Arnold KE5DAU. Contact is a go for: Thu 2018-09-06 16:49:52 UTC 81 deg. + Completed ARISS Contacts About Gagarin from Space conducted A Session of Radio-Love Communication with students and aspirants in G. Kursk. Russia, direct via RV3DR. The ISS callsign was RSØISS and the scheduled astronaut was Oleg Artemyev. The contact was successful at 2018-08-25 08:19 UTC. Congratulations to the students and Oleg! [ANS thanks Charles, AJ9N for the above information.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Satellite Shorts From All Over + The AMSAT Office will be closed through September 4th. It will reopen on Wednesday, September 5th. [ANS thanks Martha Saragovitz for the above information.] + The Symposium Schedule for the 2018 AMSAT-NA 36th Annual Space Symposium and General meeting has been published and can be viewed at: https://www.amsat.org/symposium-schedule/ [ANS thanks Robert, KE4AL for the above information.] + ARRL Youth Satellite Operators get News Coverage Three youthful members of the Montgomery Amateur Radio Club were recognized by the Montgomery Advertiser as avid amateur radio satellite operators. Bryant Rascoll, 14, recently received the 2018 Bill Pasternak Memorial Radio Newsline "Young Ham of the Year. Warren Whitby, 16, received this year's ARRL "Alabama Outstanding Youth Ham Award" in Huntsville. Marissa Robledo, 11, was been named first runner up for the Alabama Outstanding Youth Ham Award. The complete news story can be read at https://tinyurl.com/three-youth. [ANS thanks JoAnne, K9JKM for the above information.] + New Distance Record FalconSat-3 Claimed A new @AMSAT distance record is claimed via the FalconSat-3 digipeater: 2,955 km. W8LR in EM79tm <> KB6LTY in DM14jl on 26-Aug-2018 at 00:47 UTC. [ANS thanks W8LR for the above information.] + Petition to save WWV/WWVH The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has eliminated funding for the continued operation of time/frequency standard stations WWV and WWVH in its Fiscal Year 2019 budget. WWVB, on 60 kHz, which provides time data for so-called "atomic clocks," would continue to be funded. One petition started on the White House's "We the People" petition site calls for restoration of funding for these two radio stations. It needs at least 100,000 electronic signatures by mid-September to generate a response from the White House. The petition can be found at: <https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/maintain-funding-nist- stations-wwv-wwvh> (As of now, needs just over 90,000 more signatures by September 15) [ANS thanks CQ Magazine for the above information.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- /EX In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive addi- tional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT Office. Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership at one-half the standard yearly rate. Post-secondary school students enrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the stu- dent rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status. Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership information. 73 and Remember to help keep Amateur Radio in space, This week's ANS Editor, Frank Karnauskas, N1UW n1uw at amsat dot org -- -73, Joe Spier, K6WAO President, AMSAT

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ANS-238 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
by Joe Spier 26 Aug '18

26 Aug '18

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-238.01 The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor- mation service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space including reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building, launching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio satellites. The news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur Radio in Space as soon as our volunteers can post it. Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor at amsat dot org. You can sign up for free e-mail delivery of the AMSAT News Service Bulletins via the ANS List; to join this list see: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/ans In this edition: * AMSAT 2018 Symposium Second Call for Papers * Reports Indicate ARISS Packet Module Operational Again * AMSAT Board of Director Elections Corrected Ballots Due September 15, 2018 * JAMSAT NEXUS CubeSat Scheduled to Launch * Upcoming Satellite Operations * ARISS News * Satellite Shorts From All Over SB SUN @ AMSAT $ANS-238.01 ANS-238.01 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 238.01 >From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. August 26, 2018 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-238.01 AMSAT 2018 Symposium Second Call for Papers AMSAT has issued the second call for papers for the 2018 AMSAT-NA Annual Meeting and Space Symposium to be held at the US Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, AL on the weekend of November 2-4. Proposals for papers, symposium presentations, and poster presentations are invited on any topic of interest to the amateur satellite community. Prospects should send a tentative title of their presentation as soon as possible. The final copy must be submitted by October 15th for inclusion in the printed proceedings. Abstracts and papers should be sent to Dan Schultz at n8fgv at amsat.org [ANS thanks Dan Schultz, N8FGV for the above information.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Reports Indicate ARISS Packet Module Operational Again After engaging several sources, it appears ISS packet is currently working again at 145.825 MHz. No replacement gear has been delivered to the ISS yet, so we are still working with the current equipment. We may still experience off times until the current equipment is replaced. A replacement module is expected to fly to the International Space Station on a Progress 71 resupply mission in November. ARISS will continue to update you as reports are received. [ANS thanks Dave Jordan, AA4KN, ARISS for the above information.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT Board of Director Elections Corrected Ballots Due September 15, 2018 Corrected ballots were mailed and members should have received them. The new ballots, labeled "CORRECTED BALLOT 7/20/2018" are printed on yellow-colored cardstock. Using the Yellow Ballots, please vote for no more than three of the 2018 candidates: Tom Clark, K3IO Mark Hammond, N8MH Scott Harvey, KA7FVV Bruce Paige, KK5DO Peter Portanova, W2JV Candidate biographies can be viewed at: https://www.amsat.org/bios2018/ The Directors positions will go to the three candidates receiving the highest number of votes. In addition, there will be two alternate members chosen, based on the next highest number of votes received. Ballots must be received at the AMSAT office by September 15, 2018 in order to be counted. Those sent outside North America were sent via air mail. If you have not received your ballot package in a reasonable time for your location, please contact the AMSAT office. Completed ballots should be returned as promptly as possible, and those from outside North America preferably by air mail. [ANS thanks AMSAT-NA for the above information.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- JAMSAT NEXUS CubeSat Scheduled to Launch The Japan AMSAT Association (JAMSAT) and students at the Nippon University are jointly developing a CubeSat called NEXUS which will have a 145 to 435 MHz (Mode-J) transponder and a 38 kbps data downlink. Nippon University students have previously developed the SEEDS and SPROUT satellites. NEXUS is an achronym of “Next Education X (cross) Unique Satellite”, it will be 1U CubeSat with a mass of between 1 and 1.5 kg. The NEXUS team hope to: + Provide amateur radio communications via the 145/435 MHz transponder and SSTV + Download pictures from the 640×480 pixel camera + Operate the data downlink at 38400 bps QPSK + Compare the performance of the data downlink when using AFSK, GMSK and QPSK modes A launch opportunity has been identified by the end of this year or early next year by Epsilon rocket. NEXUS website in Google English http://tinyurl.com/NEXUS-Satellite NEXUS Blog http://tinyurl.com/NEXUS-Sat-Blog JAMSAT in Google English http://tinyurl.com/JAMSAT [ANS thanks JAMSAT and AMSAT-UK for the above information.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Upcoming Satellite Operations as of 8/24/2018 + Svalbard (JQ78tf) – August 20-23 and 27-30, 2018 Raffaello, OH8FKS, will be operating from Svalbard August 20-23 and 27-30, using the callsign JW/OH8FKS/P. He will be active in the evening starting from approximately 1900z on FM and SSB satellites. Raffaello is operating 1/2 duplex, using an FT-817 and Arrow II. Look for him on M satellites AO-91/AO-92/AO-85/SO-50 and SSB FO-29/AO-7/XW-n. On SSB satellites, Raffaello will be operating on a fixed uplink frequency 10 KHz above center. QSL information available on QRZ. Geneva Switzerland – August 20-29, 2018 + Brennan, N4QX, will be visiting Geneva Switzerland August 19-29, operating under the call HB9/N4QX. This will be a holiday style, FM only trip. Specific pass and grid activations will be posted on his Twitter page, publicly viewable at https://twitter.com/BrennanTPrice + North Edwards, CA (DM15) – August 25-31, 2018 David, AD7DB, will be in DM15 Saturday, August 25th. This will be an FM only activation. Planned passes are : AO85 1758z; AO92 1835z; AO91 1923z; AO85 1939z. Contacts will be logged to LOTW, or card QSL with your’s and SASE. Keep an eye on David’s Twitter page for updates, publicly viewable at https://twitter.com/ad7db + Lawrence, KS (EM28, EM29) – August 26-28, 2018 Greg, N4KGL, will be in activating the EM28/EM29 gridline, while in Lawrence Kansas. More specific plans are forthcoming. + Kansas QSO Party (DM97) – August 26 Ron will be participating in the Kansas QSO Party from DM97. Updates will be posted on Twitter, publicly viewable at https://twitter.com/ad0dx + Eastern Sierra (DM07, DM08) – August 27, August 31, and September 1, 2018 I will be in the Eastern Sierra next week working from DM-07. I plan to work AO-85, AO-91 & AO-92 passes on 8/27 at 11:55 10:59 & 13:12 PDT respectively. I also plan to work the same satellites from the DM-07/08 line on 8/31 at 10:39, 13:25 and 10:50 respectively. Then again on Saturday 9/1 from the same location for the late morning/afternoon passes. However, if the fish are biting, I will most likely be holding my fishing pole instead of my antenna pole! Hope to catch some of you on the birds. -73, Bob, N6REK + DM56, DM57, DM58, DM59 – September 1-3, 2018 Ron, AD0DX, is heading out again. This time, he will be operating in DM56, DM57, DM58, and DM59. Updates will be posted on Twitter, publicly viewable at https://twitter.com/ad0dx Please submit any additions or corrections to ke4al (at) yahoo.com Updated August 24, 2018 [ANS thanks Robert, KE4AL for the above information.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ARISS News + Shri Timli Vidyapeet, Devikhet, India, telebridge via ON4ISS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Ricky Arnold KE5DAU Contact is a go for: Mon 2018-08-27 08:06:33 UTC 88 deg via ON4ISS + Kopernik Observatory & Science Center, Vestal, NY, direct via K2ZRO The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Contact is a go for: Tue 2018-08-28 16:41:36 UTC 88 deg + Integrierte Gesamtschule Osterholz-Scharmbeck, Osterholz – Scharmbeck, Germany and Gymnasium Soltau, Soltau, Germany, direct via DN3HB and DN5ABG The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be DPØISS The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Gerst KF5ONO Contact is a go for: Sat 2018-09-01 08:36:33 UTC 32 deg [ANS thanks Charles Sufana, AJ9N for the above information.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Satellite Shorts From All Over + There will be an AMSAT village at EMFcamp. The Electromagnetic Field event takes place at Eastnor Castle Deer Park, Herefordshire Aug 31-Sept 2. Electromagnetic Field (EMF) is a non-profit UK camping festival for those with an inquisitive mind or an interest in making things: hackers, geeks, scientists, engineers, artists, and crafters. [ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information.] + The FCC has issued call sign WJ2XLT to LeoLabs for satellite and space debris tracking from Menlo Park CA at 2.9-3 GHz with a transmission power of 2,500,000 W. The licensee requested that details be withheld from the public for 10 years. [ANS thanks Experimental Radio Service for the above information.] + Chinese state missile maker CASIC and its commercial space subsidiary Expace is preparing to launch its Kuaizhou-1A (Y8) solid rocket before the end of September, carrying the Centispace-1-1S test satellite into 700 km SSO. This mission will be additional to the approximately 35 being planned by main space contractor CASC for 2018.This means that together with CASC, emerging players like Expace, Landspace and potentially OneSpace, there could be around 40 Chinese launches in 2018. [ANS thanks AMSAT-UK and Andrew Jones for the above information.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- /EX In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive addi- tional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT Office. Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership at one-half the standard yearly rate. Post-secondary school students enrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the stu- dent rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status. Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership information. 73 and Remember to help keep Amateur Radio in space, For EMike, AA8EM This week's Contributing ANS Editor, Joe Spier, K6WAO k6wao at amsat dot org

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ANS-232 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin - Harbin Institute of Technology Lunar Satellites Designated as Lunar-, OSCAR 93 (LO-93) and as Lunar-OSCAR 94 (LO-94)
by Joe Spier 20 Aug '18

20 Aug '18

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE SPECIAL BULLETIN ANS-232.01 In this Special Bulletin: * Harbin Institute of Technology Lunar Satellites Designated as Lunar- OSCAR 93 (LO-93) and as Lunar-OSCAR 94 (LO-94) SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-232.01 ANS-232 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin 232.01 >From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. DATE August 20, 2018 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-232.01 On May 20th, 2018, a pair of microsatellites, DSLWP-A and DSLWP-B, were successfully launched into a lunar transfer orbit aboard a Chinese CZ-4C launch vehicle. Telemetry signals were soon received from both satellites, although DSLWP-A was lost the following day. On May 25th, DSLWP-B was successfully placed in lunar orbit. Since then, it has continued transmitting GMSK and JT4G telemetry data, including SSDV digital images, and a short message relay service. More than 40 amateur radio operators around the world have successfully received the satellite. At the request of the Harbin Institute of Technology, AMSAT hereby designates DSLWP-A as Lunar-OSCAR 93 (LO-93) and DSLWP-B as Lunar- OSCAR 94 (LO-94). We congratulate the owners and operators of LO-93 and LO-94, thank them for their contribution to the amateur satellite community, and wish them continued success on this and future projects. 73, Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA AMSAT VP Operations / OSCAR Number Administrator [ANS thanks AMSAT OSCAR Number Administrator, Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA for the above information] /EX In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive addi- tional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT Office. Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership at one-half the standard yearly rate. Post-secondary school students enrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the student rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status. Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership information. 73 and Remember to help keep Amateur Radio in space, This week's ANS Contributing Editor, Joe Spier, K6WAO k6wao at amsat dot org

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ANS-231 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
by Chris Bradley (AA0CB) 19 Aug '18

19 Aug '18

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-231.01 The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor- mation service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space including reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building, launching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio satellites. The news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur Radio in Space as soon as our volunteers can post it. Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor at amsat dot org. You can sign up for free e-mail delivery of the AMSAT News Service Bulletins via the ANS List; to join this list see: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/ans In this edition: * AMSAT 2018 Symposium Second Call for Papers * Call for Technical Papers & Presentations at DCC * AMSAT Board of Director Elections Corrected Ballots Due September 15, 2018 * Upcoming Satellite Operations * ARISS News * Satellite Shorts From All Over SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-231.01 ANS-231.01 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 231.01 >From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. August 19, 2018 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-231.01 AMSAT 2018 Symposium Second Call for Papers AMSAT has issued the second call for papers for the 2018 AMSAT-NA Annual Meeting and Space Symposium to be held at the US Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, AL on the weekend of November 2-4. Proposals for papers, symposium presentations, and poster presentations are invited on any topic of interest to the amateur satellite community. Prospects should send a tentative title of their presentation as soon as possible. The final copy must be submitted by October 15th for inclusion in the printed proceedings. Abstracts and papers should be sent to Dan Schultz at n8fgv at amsat.org [ANS thanks Dan Schultz, N8FGV for the above information.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Call for Technical Papers & Presentations at DCC, Albuquerque, New Mexico September 14-16, 2018 The ARRL and TAPR DCC is an international forum for radio amateurs to meet, publish their work, and present new ideas and techniques. Presenters and attendees will have the opportunity to exchange ideas and learn about recent hardware and software advances, theories, experimental results, and practical applications. All digital topics are covered at the DCC including digital voice, data & video, SDR, DSP, precise timing, spread spectrum, networking technologies and mesh networking. Technical papers are being solicited for presentation at the ARRL and TAPR Digital Communications Conference (DCC) and printed in the annual Conference Proceedings published by the ARRL. Presentation at the conference is not required for publication although authors who attend receive priority for a scheduling a presentation during the technical forums. If you would like to present a technical topic at the DCC and not submit a technical paper email the topic of your presentation to the TAPR Office at: taproffice at tapr dot org Submission of technical papers for publication should be submitted ASAP to Maty Weinberg, ARRL 225 Main Street Newington, CT 06111 or via the Internet to maty at arrl dot org More details about technical papers and guidelines for paper submissions are available at: http://www.tapr.org/dcc#dcccallforpapers [ANS thanks Mark Thompson for the above information.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- NASA Assigns Crews to First Test Flights, Missions on Commercial Spacecraft NASA introduced to the world on Friday the first U.S. astronauts who will fly on American-made, commercial spacecraft to and from the International Space Station - an endeavor that will return astronaut launches to U.S. soil for the first time since the space shuttle's retirement in 2011. "Today, our country's dreams of greater achievements in space are within our grasp," said NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine. "This accomplished group of American astronauts, flying on new spacecraft developed by our commercial partners Boeing and SpaceX, will launch a new era of human spaceflight. Today's announcement advances our great American vision and strengthens the nation's leadership in space." The agency assigned nine astronauts to crew the first test flight and mission of both Boeing's CST-100 Starliner and SpaceX's Crew Dragon. NASA has worked closely with the companies throughout design, development and testing to ensure the systems meet NASA's safety and performance requirements. "The men and women we assign to these first flights are at the forefront of this exciting new time for human spaceflight," said Mark Geyer, director of NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. "It will be thrilling to see our astronauts lift off from American soil, and we can't wait to see them aboard the International Space Station." Additional crew members will be assigned by NASA's international partners at a later date. NASA's continuous presence on the space station for almost 18 years has enabled technology demonstrations and research in biology and biotechnology, Earth and space science, human health, physical sciences. This research has led to dramatic improvements in technology, infrastructure and medicine, and thousands of spinoff technologies that have improved quality of life here on Earth. The new spaceflight capability provided by Boeing and SpaceX will allow NASA to maintain a crew of seven astronauts on the space station, thereby maximizing scientific research that leads to breakthroughs and also aids in understanding and mitigating the challenges of long-duration spaceflight. NASA's Commercial Crew Program is facilitating the development of a U.S. commercial crew space transportation capability with the goal of achieving safe, reliable and cost-effective access to and from the International Space Station and low-Earth orbit. The public-private partnerships fostered by the program will stimulate growth in a robust commercial space industry and spark life-changing innovations for future generations. Further information at https://tinyurl.com/nasa-commercial-crew. [ANS thanks NASA for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT Board of Director Elections Corrected Ballots Due September 15, 2018 Corrected ballots were mailed and members should have received them. The new ballots, labeled "CORRECTED BALLOT 7/20/2018" are printed on yellow-colored cardstock. Using the Yellow Ballots, please vote for no more than three of the 2018 candidates: Tom Clark, K3IO Mark Hammond, N8MH Scott Harvey, KA7FVV Bruce Paige, KK5DO Peter Portanova, W2JV Candidate biographies can be viewed at: https://www.amsat.org/bios2018/ The Directors positions will go to the three candidates receiving the highest number of votes. In addition, there will be two alternate members chosen, based on the next highest number of votes received. Ballots must be received at the AMSAT office by September 15, 2018 in order to be counted. Those sent outside North America were sent via air mail. If you have not received your ballot package in a reasonable time for your location, please contact the AMSAT office. Completed ballots should be returned as promptly as possible, and those from outside North America preferably by air mail. [ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Upcoming Satellite Operations as of 9/19/2018 Geneva Switzerland - August 20-22, 2018 Brennan, N4QX, will be visiting Geneva Switzerland August 19-29, operating under the call HB9/N4QX. This will be a holiday style, FM only trip. Specific pass and grid activations will be posted on his Twitter page, publicly viewable at https://twitter.com/BrennanTPrice Santa Rosa Island (CM93 and CM94) - August 20-22, 2018 Ron, AD0DX, using the call sign W6R, will be operating from Santa Rosa Island in the Channel Islands August 20-22 to activate grid square CM93, with a few passes from the CM93/CM94 grid line. Ron will be mainly active on the FM satellites AO-91, AO-92 and SO- 50. Just learning to operate on the linear birds, he hopes to be active on FO-29, CAS-4A and CAS-4B. More information is available on AD0DX's QRZ page, with updates while on the island will be posted on Twitter, publicly viewable at https://twitter.com/ad0dx Minnesota (EN27) - August 25-31, 2018 Kirk, N0KK, will be in EN27, with possible road trips to EN16/17 and EN36, August 10th and 11th. Kirk Will attempt as many FM passes as possible on AO-91/92, SO-50. Specific pass announcements will be posted to Twitter, publicly viewable at https://twitter.com/radiozerokk Lawrence, KS (EM28, EM29) - August 26-28, 2018 Greg, N4KGL, will be in activating the EM28/EM29 gridline, while in Lawrence Kansas. More specific plans are forthcoming. Kansas QSO Party (DM97) - August 26 Ron, AD0X will be participating in the Kansas QSO Party from DM97. Updates will be posted on Twitter, publicly viewable at https://twitter.com/ad0dx Please submit additions or corrections to ke4al at yahoo dot com. [ANS thanks Robert, KE4AL for the above information.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ARISS News + Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-08-17 02:30 UTC Friedrich-Franz-Gymnasium Parchim, Parchim, Germany, direct via DC1RSN The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be DPØISS The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Gerst KF5ONO Contact is a go for: Sat 2018-08-25 09:52:16 UTC 58 deg Vidya Mandir Inter College, Meerut, India, telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Ricky Arnold KE5DAU Contact is a go for: Thu 2018-08-23 08:22:00 UTC 47 deg Glenden State School, Glenden, Queensland, Australia, telebridge via VK5ZAI The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT (***) Contact is a go for: Fri 2018-08-24 09:45:17 UTC 54 deg [ANS thanks Charles Sufana, AJ9N for the above information.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- + ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: Francesco IKØWGF with 132 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 131 Gaston ON4WF with 123 Sergey RV3DR with 106 [ANS thanks Charles Sufana, AJ9N for the above information.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Satellite Shorts From All Over + Rocket Fever" in Downey CA, 18 August 2018 AMSAT will be part of a larger effort representing amateur radio at "Rocket Fever", an event at the Columbia Memorial Space Center in Downey, California. This event will take place on Saturday, 18 August 2018. More information about the event is available at: http://columbiaspacescience.org/news-events/event/rocket-fever-4/ The Associated Radio Amateurs of Long Beach and the Downey Amateur Radio Club will be the local radio clubs spearheading the amateur radio booth at the event: http://aralb.org/ (ARALB) http://darcarc.wordpress.com/ (Downey ARC) During the day, there will be demonstrations using different satellites from the grounds of the Columbia center. Most likely, WD9EWK will be the call sign used for these demonstrations. If you hear the demonstrations on the air, please feel free to call and join in. The Columbia center is in grid DM03, Los Angeles County. If WD9EWK is used for the satellite demonstrations, I will upload the QSOs to Logbook of the World after the event, and QSL cards will be available on request (no QSL card or SASE is needed; just e-mail me with QSO details). During this event, I will use my @WD9EWK Twitter account to post updates and pictures. Even if you don't use Twitter, these posts are available to anyone using a web browser at: http://twitter.com/WD9EWK + While many are preparing for the first Phase 4 amateur payload in a geostationary satellite, the first Phase 5 amateur payload is already operational in an elliptical orbit around the Moon. The last transmissions from LongJiang 2 were on 2018-08-05 from 00:30 to 02:30 UTC and from 07:30 to 09:30 UTC on 435.400 MHz and 436.400 MHz. Various experiments are being carried out with GMSK and JT4G downlink signals. Stations with 'normal' amateur equipment can receive the downlinks quite well. Downlink signals have even been received with no more than an Arrow antenna, no preamp. DK5LA was the first to have his signals relayed through LongJiang 2 on 2018-07-15. On August 4, the first picture of an onboard camera was downlinked with SSDV. Other experiments will follow later. Why not give LongJiang 2 a try? [ANS thanks Nico, PA0DLO for the above information.] + The South Indian Ocian has many active satellite operators in the region, mainly from Mauritius (3B8), Reunion (FR), South Africa (ZS) as well as from Madagascar 5R8 sometimes. In spite many countries reachable particularly on FO-29 they report not hearing much traffic except for regular QSO's with Thailand thanks to Kob, E21EJC. Active operators reachable around the Indian Ocean (West Africa, Middle-East, Asia and Oceania) may not be looking that way as they are not expecting any traffic and also due to time difference. Stations in the South Indian Ocean area would like to QSO with others in that part of the globe. "Look for us on the birds!" [ANS thanks Jean Marc, 3B8DU for the above information.] + The AMSAT-UK payload for the ESEO satellite was delivered to Italy last week. The mode LV transponder and the antennas will be integrated into the satellite over the next few weeks. [ANS thanks AMSAT-UK and David Bowman, G0MRF for the above information.] + There will be an AMSAT village at EMFcamp. The Electromagnetic Field event takes place at Eastnor Castle Deer Park, Herefordshire Aug 31-Sept 2. Electromagnetic Field (EMF) is a non-profit UK camping festival for those with an inquisitive mind or an interest in making things: hackers, geeks, scientists, engineers, artists, and crafters. [ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information.] + The FCC has issued call sign WJ2XLT to LeoLabs for satellite and space debris tracking from Menlo Park CA at 2.9-3 GHz with a transmission power of 2,500,000 W. The licensee requested that details be withheld from the public for 10 years. [ANS thanks Experimental Radio Service for the above information.] + Chinese state missile maker CASIC and its commercial space subsidiary Expace is preparing to launch its Kuaizhou-1A (Y8) solid rocket before the end of September, carrying the Centispace-1-1S test satellite into 700 km SSO. This mission will be additional to the approximately 35 being planned by main space contractor CASC for 2018.This means that together with CASC, emerging players like Expace, Landspace and potentially OneSpace, there could be around 40 Chinese launches in 2018. [ANS thanks AMSAT-UK and Andrew Jones for the above information.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- /EX In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive addi- tional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT Office. Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership at one-half the standard yearly rate. Post-secondary school students enrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the stu- dent rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status. Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership information. 73 and Remember to help keep Amateur Radio in space, This week's ANS Editor, Frank Karnauskas, N1UW n1uw at amsat dot org

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ANS-224.02 AMSAT News Service Weekly News Bulletin
by Joe Spier 12 Aug '18

12 Aug '18

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE Supplement ANS-224.02 The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor- mation service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space including reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building, launching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio satellites. The news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur Radio in Space as soon as our volunteers can post it. Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor at amsat dot org. You can sign up for free e-mail delivery of the AMSAT News Service Bulletins via the ANS List; to join this list see: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/ans In this edition: * YOTA Group Earns AMSAT Satellite Communicators Club Awards SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-224.02 ANS-224 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 224.02 >From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. August 12, 2018 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-224.02 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- YOTA Group Earns AMSAT Satellite Communicators Club Awards Faith Hannah Lea, AE4FH, reports from the YOTA Camp in South Africa, that about 20 youth members from the Camp made their first satellite contacts. The group had launched a BACAR (Balloon Carrying Amateur Radio) - a high altitude balloon with various radio equipment on-board to explore near-space. While waiting for the data to return from the BACAR package, the YOTA group operated from grid KG43 on multiple satellites, ranging from SO-50, AO-91, & AO-92. "All the YOTA ZS9 members, who made their first satellite contact will receive the AMSAT Satellite Communicators Club Award" said Bruce Paige, KK5DO, AMSAT Director, Contests & Awards. Thirteen-year-old Faith Hannah Lea, AE4FH, of Palm Coast, Florida, is the only representative of International Amateur Radio Union Region 2 (IARU R-2) at the Youngster On The Air Camp 2018 this week in South Africa. The YOTA ZS 2018 Camp has eighty participants aged from 16 to 25, and from over 30 countries that have been invited to attend a fun-filled week of Amateur Radio from the 8th to the 15th August 2018. More information is available at: http://hamradio.world/ https://www.ham-yota.com/category/yota-2018/ http://www.arrl.org/news/young-us-radio-amateur-will-be-sole-iaru-region- 2-attendee-at-yota-camp (ANS thanks the ARRL, AMSAT-NA, SARL, YOTA, and Faith, AE4FH for the above information) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /EX In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive addi- tional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT Office. Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership at one-half the standard yearly rate. Post-secondary school students enrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the stu- dent rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status. Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership information. 73 and Remember to help keep Amateur Radio in space, This week's ANS Reviewer, Joe Spier, K6WAO k6wao at amsat dot org

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ANS-224 AMSAT News Service Weekly News Bulletin
by Frank Karnauskas 12 Aug '18

12 Aug '18

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-224 The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor- mation service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space including reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building, launching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio satellites. The news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur Radio in Space as soon as our volunteers can post it. Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor at amsat dot org. You can sign up for free e-mail delivery of the AMSAT News Service Bulletins via the ANS List; to join this list see: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/ans In this edition: * Charter Member, Past AMSAT President William A. "Bill" Tynan, W3XO, SK * Indonesian Amateurs Using IO-86 for Earthquake Ecomm * BIRDS-2 Transmit Plans Announced * SiriusSat-1/SiriusSat-2 Decoding Tips * AMSAT 2018 Symposium Second Call for Papers * Call for Technical Papers & Presentations at DCC * SSO-A Mission to Set Record for Number of Satellites Launched * NASA Assigns Crews to First Test Flights, Missions on Commercial Spacecraft * AMSAT Board of Director Elections Corrected Ballots Due September 15, 2018 * Upcoming Satellite Operations * ARISS News * Satellite Shorts From All Over SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-224.01 ANS-224 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 224.01 >From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. August 12, 2018 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-224.01 Charter Member, Past AMSAT President William A. "Bill" Tynan, W3XO, SK It is with great sadness that AMSAT reports one of its founding directors and charter members, William A. (Bill) Tynan, W3XO, passed away peacefully at his home on Tierra Linda Ranch in Kerrville Texas, on August 7, 2018. He was 91. Bill was born October 12, 1926 in Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota. But, throughout his adult, life, he left an indelible mark on Amateur Radio with a long list of "firsts" since becoming licensed as W3KMV in early 1946. Indeed, Bill was in the forefront of Amateur Radio's growth and importance in many ways. His singularly distinctive accomplishments to our Amateur Radio Service were, quite literally, "out of this world." His active Amateur Radio interest really began in the mid-30s when he was a young boy. During the Second World War, and after obtaining a Restricted Radio Telephone Permit, he operated in the War Emergency Radio Service (WERS), donating his time to the effort to the citizens of Montgomery County, Maryland and, later, to the District of Columbia by operating WERS systems on 2 1/2 meter VHF (then called UHF). Of course, this occurred during a time when all Amateur Radio activity had been suspended for the duration of the War. His wartime activity would later spark his interest in the frequencies above 30 MHz, and he became an active VHF/UHF enthusiast almost since obtaining his first Ham ticket. However, it was his work in helping others exploit the VHF/UHF spectrum that best characterized Bill's numerous accomplishments and contributions to Amateur Radio. For example, in early 1969, Bill attended the charter meeting in Washington, DC to investigate the feasibility of carrying on the work of Project OSCAR, a group of West Coast Hams that had built and launched the very first satellites carrying Amateur Radio. The meeting later led to the establishment of today's Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT). Bill was elected to the first Board of Directors of the new organization, and was later named Vice President for Operations. Bill performed yeoman service in this position during the OSCAR 6 era, principally because that particular satellite had a nasty habit of unexpectedly changing operating modes "on its own". Bill's superb efforts coordinated the work of dozens of worldwide command stations to keep OSCAR 6 (then the only OSCAR satellite in orbit) up and running for the world's Amateur Radio Operators to use. His outstanding work allowed critical Amateur Radio propagation and other experiments, as well as other, more routine communications, to continue virtually unabated. His singular efforts extended use of a critical, space-based experimental Amateur Radio resource that otherwise would have been given up for lost. Later, Bill's strong reputation for getting things done, and his expertise as a leading expert in the VHF/UHF arena, led to a request from the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) that he assume duties as Contributing Editor for QST Magazine's "World above 50 MHz" column. Under his superb guidance, and during the next 18 years, Bill kept the column both fresh and alive, while providing Hams worldwide with a powerful forum to advocate and nurture such new Amateur Radio technologies as long-haul VHF/UHF, moonbounce, DX and contest work, as well as emerging meteor scatter and satellite communications. However, while Bill Tynan's first love was VHF and UHF work, his heart and soul were always with AMSAT. Not surprisingly, it is with AMSAT that Bill's positive impacts on Ham Radio were destined to become some of his longest lasting contributions to our Service. For example, since his earliest days in AMSAT, Bill was intrigued with the possibility of Hams on the ground being able to talk to Hams in space. Later, in the mid-1970's, he actively explored the idea of Amateur Radio operation from aboard the Skylab space station while Owen Garriott, W5LFL, was to be a part of that crew. Unfortunately, NASA did not approve this proposal, stating that it was too late to modify the station to provide for an antenna. However, later, as the Shuttle program was beginning (and on behalf of AMSAT) Bill authored the very first draft proposal to allow Amateur Radio operation from the Space Shuttle. His idea was soon picked up by the ARRL, and it resulted in a formal, joint AMSAT/ARRL proposal to NASA to allow this activity. Needless to say, Bill's superb vision led directly to Owen Garriott's historic first use of Ham Radio from space during the STS-9 mission, thus marking the birth of the (then) very popular SAREX program. In 1986, Bill was again elected to the AMSAT Board of Directors, and, in 1991, just as the Phase 3D project (which later became AMSAT- OSCAR 40 on orbit) was beginning to gain momentum, Bill assumed duties as President of the organization at a most critical period in its history. As with his previous callings, Bill wasted no time in making his lasting mark on the organization. As one of his first efforts, he was instrumental in pulling a team of over two hundred volunteer people from 13 different countries together with the common goal of building and launching the largest, most complex, and most expensive Amateur Radio satellite ever attempted. When he finally stepped down from his post as AMSAT President in late 1998, his repeated, annual re-election to this high post made his one of the longest running terms as President in the organization's history. In addition to his solid accomplishments in furthering Amateur Radio, Bill remained a very active Radio Amateur. He was a life member of the ARRL, a life member of AMSAT (membership number 10), and was an active member of the Central States VHF Society, also serving on its Board of Directors. He was its President in 1992 and put on the organization's annual conference that year. Bill was also a member of the Quarter Century Wireless Association, the Radio Club of America, the Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) as well as the National Space Society. Locally, he was the Program Chairman of the Hill Country Amateur Radio Club at his home on the Terra Linda Ranch in Kerrville, Texas and also served on the ranch's Cable TV advisory committee. During his lifetime, Bill also received several prestigious awards, including "The Ham of Year" in 1996 from the Dayton Amateur Radio Association (DARA) and in 2012, the Barry Goldwater Amateur Radio Award from the Radio Club of America. Bill is survived by his wife of 51 years, the former Mattie LeNoir of Kilgore Texas, along with numerous cousins, brothers and sisters- in-law. No services will be held. However, his ashes will be scattered in two locations, the cemetery in Elgin, Texas where his wife will be interred and the cemetery in Hagersville, Ontario, Canada which is his mother's birthplace, and where his parents are buried. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in his name to the charity of your choice. Statement of AMSAT President Joe Spier, K6WAO, on the passing of Bill Tynan, W3XO: I can only second the many comments and condolences that are coming in from around the world on the passing of Bill Tynan, W3XO. From the many remembrances of Bill's past accomplishments, it is clear that AMSAT and amateur radio has lost a dear friend. Friend is an important way to honor Bill. Bill was a friend to AMSAT, a friend to ARISS, a friend to the ARRL, a friend to amateur radio, a friend to his community, and lifelong friend to his dear wife, Mattie. Bill's friendship extended to me when I became AMSAT President. After hearing me present on some subject, I received a three page treatise from Bill on the proper use of the pronoun "me." His keen ear had picked up on my error, and the improvement came in a paper titled "What's the Matter with Me?" Bill had a way of looking at issues from a different perspective. Last October's Board of Directors meeting was in the middle of a "heated" discussion on the verbiage of a proposal, when Bill walked in and sat down. After another 15 minutes of discussion, further discussion on the proposal was tabled until the following day. Bill's comment after listening to all this was "Wow, sounds just like the board meetings we use to have 40 years ago!" Recently, Bill asked to step down as the AMSAT OSCAR Number Administrator. Bill has been granting applicants who qualify OSCAR numbers for over two decades, since the late-1990s. Even Bill could not remember the first number he issued, but he believed it was either TO-31 or SO-35. In any case, Bill had issued at least 57 OSCAR numbers. This is over 60%, or very close to two-thirds, of all the OSCAR numbers currently issued at this time. Bill liked to keep busy with his passion for amateur radio, whether this was working in the foreground or background. Only a few weeks ago, Bill proposed to AMSAT the use of FT-8 as a digital mode on a future satellite. My friend, Bill Tynan, W3XO, was always thinking ahead. Ad astra. [ANS thanks AMSAT the above information.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Indonesian Amateurs Using IO-86 for Earthquake Ecomm As Radio Amateurs in Indonesia respond for the second time to an Earthquake in the Lombok area, please take care to avoid causing QRM to their activities on 7.110MHz and emergency activities on satellite IO-86. The second powerful earthquake in the area killed at least 98 people and seriously injured more than 200 others. The electricity supply in the area is disrupted and the ORARI of West Nusa Tenggara Region led by YB9KA and YB9GV have taken action to cover areas with no cellular coverage including taking battery supplies to affected repeaters. At the moment four repeaters are operating in the disaster area with ORARI HQ asking their Bali Island Region (the closest area) to provide further repeater support for use by emergency communications in Lombok. ORARI HQ has also issued an official request to the nearest region, to help with both logistics and personnel to Lombok, and designating a National Frequency for the Lombok Earthquake at 7.110 MHz for HF, VHF on 145.500 MHz Simplex and 147.000 MHz Duplex, and also to activate ORARI Satellite LAPAN IO-86 to assist with communication. The Central Java Region of the Indonesian Search And Rescue Council has sent a group of rescuers and vehicles, led by YB2QC the Operation and Technical Head of ORARI, to join the National Rescue Operation in Lombok and ORARI. Jakarta is also arranging the delivery of logistical assistance to Lombok. (ANS thanks the IARU Region 1 and Dani, YB2TJV for the above information.) --------------------------------------------------------------------- BIRDS-2 Transmit Plans Announced JAXA's three BIRDS-2 satellites, BHUTAN-1, MAYA-1 and UiTMSat-1 are scheduled for deployment from the ISS on August 10, 2018. All three CubeSats of BIRDS-2 project will be operating with same uplink and downlink frequency. Each CubeSat will transmit a CW beacon at 437.375 MHz. Telemetry and mission downlink will use the same frequency but only upon a successful uplink command. Each CubeSat also has an APRS digipeater on 145.825 MHz. Since the CubeSats will be released at the same time from the ISS, there is a possibility that the beacons from three CubeSats will interfere with each other, making it difficult to decode. To avoid that, one of the measures adopted by the team is as described below. The CubeSats will be released together, which means they will turn on almost at the same time. Once turned on, one of the first things they do is start transmission of beacon to indicate it is alive. But the CubeSats are programmed in such a way that each of them waits for a different amount of time before the beacon starts. The first satellite coming out will be BHUTAN-1 and will be the first to start transmission. It will then of beacon and it will remain silent long enough to let other two satellites finish their beacon transmissions. The initial beacon signal period is set as 115 sec (30 sec transmission and 85 sec silent time). This is a temporary schedule for the initial operation phase. The satellites, their ID's and call signs are as follows: Satellite Country ID Call Sign BHUTAN-1 Bhutan BIRD-BT JG6YKL MAYA-1 Philippines BIRD-PH JG6YKM UiTMSat-1 Malaysia BIRD-MY JG6YKN (ANS thanks the Joint Global Multi-Nation BIRDS Project for the above information.) --------------------------------------------------------------------- SiriusSat-1/SiriusSat-2 Decoding Tips The Sputnix site has some information for radio amateurs concerning the SiriusSat-1/SiriusSat-2 satellites scheduled for release from the ISS on 15 August 2018. The following is Tod, AD0I's translation of part of the following Russian language URLs: http://sputnix.ru/ru/nashi-sputniki/siriussat-1 http://sputnix.ru/ru/nashi-sputniki/siriussat-2 Information for Radio Amateurs We invite all radio amateurs to take part in reception of our signals. We have prepared a decoder program which will allow you to decode practically all types of data which will be transmitted from the satellites, in the first place the beacons, and also a connection to the central telemetry database db.satnogs.org and the transmission of received packets to us and all radio amateurs (this option can be turned off). The satellites will work on these frequencies with the following call signs: SiriusSat-1 Call sign RS13S Frequency 435.570 MHz SiriusSat-2 Call sign RS14S Frequency 435.670 MHz GMSK 4800 modulation will be used, AX.25 G3RUH standard protocol. SPUTNIX Telemetry Viewer can be used with standard amateur radio software typically used for satellite reception, for example, with the combination of Orbitron/SDRSharp and with UZ7HO's SoundModem. Telemetry Viewer is connected with the help of AGWPE or KISS TCP interfaces. User settings are accessible in the file resources/config.xml. Download SPUTNIX Telemetry Viewer (Russian, 10.2 MB): https://tinyurl.com/Sputnix-Telemetry-Viewer-Rus Download SPUTNIX Telemetry Viewer (English, 10.2 MB): https://tinyurl.com/Sputnix-Telemetry-Viewwer-En Download I/Q test recording (27.1 MB): https://tinyurl.com/Sputnix-IQ-Test-Recording Download audio test recording (2.5 MB): https://tinyurl.com/Sputnix-Audio-Test-Recording [ANS thanks Tod, AL0I for the above information.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT 2018 Symposium Second Call for Papers AMSAT has issued the second call for papers for the 2018 AMSAT-NA Annual Meeting and Space Symposium to be held at the US Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, AL on the weekend of November 2-4. Proposals for papers, symposium presentations, and poster presentations are invited on any topic of interest to the amateur satellite community. Prospects should send a tentative title of their presentation as soon as possible. The final copy must be submitted by October 15th for inclusion in the printed proceedings. Abstracts and papers should be sent to Dan Schultz at n8fgv at amsat.org [ANS thanks Dan Schultz, N8FGV for the above information.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Call for Technical Papers & Presentations at DCC, Albuquerque, New Mexico September 14-16, 2018 The ARRL and TAPR DCC is an international forum for radio amateurs to meet, publish their work, and present new ideas and techniques. Presenters and attendees will have the opportunity to exchange ideas and learn about recent hardware and software advances, theories, experimental results, and practical applications. All digital topics are covered at the DCC including digital voice, data & video, SDR, DSP, precise timing, spread spectrum, networking technologies and mesh networking. Technical papers are being solicited for presentation at the ARRL and TAPR Digital Communications Conference (DCC) and printed in the annual Conference Proceedings published by the ARRL. Presentation at the conference is not required for publication although authors who attend receive priority for a scheduling a presentation during the technical forums. If you would like to present a technical topic at the DCC and not submit a technical paper email the topic of your presentation to the TAPR Office at: taproffice at tapr dot org Submission of technical papers for publication should be submitted ASAP to Maty Weinberg, ARRL 225 Main Street Newington, CT 06111 or via the Internet to maty at arrl dot org More details about technical papers and guidelines for paper submissions are available at: http://www.tapr.org/dcc#dcccallforpapers [ANS thanks Mark Thompson for the above information.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- SSO-A Mission to Set Record for Number of Satellites Launched Spaceflight announced details behind its SSO-A mission, the largest single rideshare mission from a US-based launch vehicle to date. Fox-1 Cliff will be among the satellites aboard this launch. Spaceflight has contracted with more than 70 spacecraft from approximately 35 different organizations, to launch from a SpaceX Falcon 9 later this year. The mission, named SSO-A: SmallSat Express represents the company's purchase of an entire Falcon 9 to accommodate the growing number of domestic, international, government and commercial customers seeking affordable rideshare options to launch their spacecraft into orbit. SSO-A, which signifies the company's first dedicated rideshare mission to a Sun-Synchronous Low Earth Orbit, is slated to launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base. It includes 15 microsats and 56 cubesats from commercial and government entities, of which more than 30 are from international organizations from 18 countries including United States, Australia, Italy, Netherlands, Finland, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, UK, Germany, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Thailand, Poland, Canada, South Africa, Brazil, and India. Planet is sending two SkySat small sats, the primary spacecraft on the launch, along with several Dove cubesats. They are also sponsoring the launch of two cubesats: one from Georgia Institute of Technology and one from University of Colorado Boulder Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics. Among the spacecraft onboard, 23 are from universities, 19 are imaging satellites, 23 are technology demonstrations, two are art exhibits, and one is from a high school. Seventy-five percent are commercial spacecraft. A few notable customers include University of North Carolina- Wilmington, NovaWurks, Ghalam, Helios Wire / Sirion Global, King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok (KMUTNB), Astrocast, Honeywell Aerospace, HawkEye 360, Nevada Museum of Art, Fleet Space Technologies, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Audacy, Capella Space Corporation, University of Colorado Boulder Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, and many others. With the majority of the spacecraft being integrated in Spaceflight's Auburn, WA facility, the stack is one of the most complex and intricate endeavors the company has undertaken. The smallsats will be integrated with a variety of dispensers and avionics to an upper free flyer and lower free flyer. [ANS thanks Spaceflight for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- NASA Assigns Crews to First Test Flights, Missions on Commercial Spacecraft NASA introduced to the world on Friday the first U.S. astronauts who will fly on American-made, commercial spacecraft to and from the International Space Station - an endeavor that will return astronaut launches to U.S. soil for the first time since the space shuttle's retirement in 2011. "Today, our country's dreams of greater achievements in space are within our grasp," said NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine. "This accomplished group of American astronauts, flying on new spacecraft developed by our commercial partners Boeing and SpaceX, will launch a new era of human spaceflight. Today's announcement advances our great American vision and strengthens the nation's leadership in space." The agency assigned nine astronauts to crew the first test flight and mission of both Boeing's CST-100 Starliner and SpaceX's Crew Dragon. NASA has worked closely with the companies throughout design, development and testing to ensure the systems meet NASA's safety and performance requirements. "The men and women we assign to these first flights are at the forefront of this exciting new time for human spaceflight," said Mark Geyer, director of NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. "It will be thrilling to see our astronauts lift off from American soil, and we can't wait to see them aboard the International Space Station." Additional crew members will be assigned by NASA's international partners at a later date. NASA's continuous presence on the space station for almost 18 years has enabled technology demonstrations and research in biology and biotechnology, Earth and space science, human health, physical sciences. This research has led to dramatic improvements in technology, infrastructure and medicine, and thousands of spinoff technologies that have improved quality of life here on Earth. The new spaceflight capability provided by Boeing and SpaceX will allow NASA to maintain a crew of seven astronauts on the space station, thereby maximizing scientific research that leads to breakthroughs and also aids in understanding and mitigating the challenges of long-duration spaceflight. NASA's Commercial Crew Program is facilitating the development of a U.S. commercial crew space transportation capability with the goal of achieving safe, reliable and cost-effective access to and from the International Space Station and low-Earth orbit. The public-private partnerships fostered by the program will stimulate growth in a robust commercial space industry and spark life-changing innovations for future generations. Further information at https://tinyurl.com/nasa-commercial-crew. [ANS thanks NASA for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT Board of Director Elections Corrected Ballots Due September 15, 2018 Corrected ballots were mailed and members should have received them. The new ballots, labeled "CORRECTED BALLOT 7/20/2018" are printed on yellow-colored cardstock. Using the Yellow Ballots, please vote for no more than three of the 2018 candidates: Tom Clark, K3IO Mark Hammond, N8MH Scott Harvey, KA7FVV Bruce Paige, KK5DO Peter Portanova, W2JV Candidate biographies can be viewed at: https://www.amsat.org/bios2018/ The Directors positions will go to the three candidates receiving the highest number of votes. In addition, there will be two alternate members chosen, based on the next highest number of votes received. Ballots must be received at the AMSAT office by September 15, 2018 in order to be counted. Those sent outside North America were sent via air mail. If you have not received your ballot package in a reasonable time for your location, please contact the AMSAT office. Completed ballots should be returned as promptly as possible, and those from outside North America preferably by air mail. [ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Upcoming Satellite Operations as of 8/8/2018 Iceland (HP84, HP94, and HP95) - August 9-14, 2018 Gareth, G0MFR, will be in Iceland 9-14 August, activating grids HP94/95/84 and looking for NA QSOs on FM Sats. Rocky Mountain High - August 10-14, 2018 Chris, K7TAB is heading from his home QTH (DM43) to DN70 on August 10th. Possible activations of DM55/56/57/58/48/38 on Aug 10-11 on the way, This will be a combined SOTA and AMSAT trip. Chris has an empty dance card, so stay tuned to his Twitter account, publicly viewable at https://twitter.com/K7TABravo for further announcements. Bonneville Salt Flats, UT (DN30) - August 10-17, 2018 R.J., WY7AA, is heading to Speedweek at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. Enroute and while there, he also plans to activate DN51, DN41, DN40, and DN20). Specific pass announcements will be posted to Twitter, publicly viewable at https://twitter.com/WY7AA Ocean City, MD (FM28) - August 11-14, 2018 Brennan, N4QX, will be activating FM28, while visiting Ocean City, MD. This will be holiday-style and FM only. Pass announcements will be posted to his Twitter page, publicly viewable at https://twitter.com/BrennanTPrice Vancouver Island/Olympia National Park (CO60, CO70, CN79) - August 12-13, 2018 Ron, AD0DX, will be in the Vancouver / Vancouver Island area and at Olympia National Park. He will make a special trip to CO60 on Sunday Aug 12th evening and in Campbell River, BC for 24 hours over Aug 12 and 13 so there should be lots of opportunities for CO70 and CO79. More information is available on AD0DX's QRZ page, to include planned grid activation for his return trip home. Updates will be posted on Twitter, publicly viewable at https://twitter.com/ad0dx New England Grids (FN01, FN10, FN11, and FN21) - August 11-15, 2018 Charlie, N3CRT is heading out on a family vacation, and he]s bringing his satellite gear. Plan is 8/11 FN21 and FN11, 8/12-13 FN11 and FN01, 8/14 FN11, 8/15 FN10. FM sats only. Pass announcements will be posted on Twitter, publicly viewable at https://twitter.com/charlieray Maine (FN44, FN53, and FN55) - August 12-18, 2018 Adam, K0FFY, will be visiting the State of Maine, August 12-18. Considerate enough to bring along his satellite gear, Adam expects to activate FN44, FN53, and FN 55. Updates will be posted on Twitter, publicly viewable at https://twitter.com/K0FFY_Radio Lancaster, PA (FN10) - August 15-16, 2018 Brennan, N4QX, will be visiting Lancaster, PA. While there, he will activate FN10, holiday-style, FM only. Updates will be posted on Twitter, publicly viewable at https://twitter.com/BrennanTPrice On the Way to Kansas (EM19, EM39, and EM49) - August 15-16, 2018 Joe, KE9AJ, will be activating will be stopping in a few grids on his way to Kansas. Look for him in EM19 on August 15th, and EM39 and EM49 on August 16th. This will be an FM only trip. Pass announcements will be posted on Twitter, publicly viewable at https://twitter.com/KE9AJ Road to Huntsville, Alabama (EM53, EM54, EM55, EM63, EM64, EM65) - August 16-19, 2018 Robert, KE4AL, will be heading to the Huntsville Hamfest August 16th. Enroute, he will activate EM53/EM63, EM54/EM55, and EM64/EM65 gridlines. August 17th, Robert will be operating from the U.S. Space & Rocket Center (EM64) and scouting out the venue for the 36th Annual AMSAT Space Symposium and General Meeting, which will be held November 2-4, 2018. In addition, Robert will be providing AMSAT demonstrations at the Huntsville Hamfest (EM64), August 18-19. Specific passes will be announced on Twitter, publicly viewable at https://twitter.com/KE4ALabama Geneva Switzerland - August 20-22, 2018 Brennan, N4QX, will be visiting Geneva Switzerland August 19-29, operating under the call HB9/N4QX. This will be a holiday style, FM only trip. Specific pass and grid activations will be posted on his Twitter page, publicly viewable at https://twitter.com/BrennanTPrice Santa Rosa Island (CM93 and CM94) - August 20-22, 2018 Ron, AD0DX, using the call sign W6R, will be operating from Santa Rosa Island in the Channel Islands August 20-22 to activate grid square CM93, with a few passes from the CM93/CM94 grid line. Ron will be mainly active on the FM satellites AO-91, AO-92 and SO- 50. Just learning to operate on the linear birds, he hopes to be active on FO-29, CAS-4A and CAS-4B. More information is available on AD0DX's QRZ page, with updates while on the island will be posted on Twitter, publicly viewable at https://twitter.com/ad0dx Minnesota (EN27) - August 25-31, 2018 Kirk, N0KK, will be in EN27, with possible road trips to EN16/17 and EN36, August 10th and 11th. Kirk Will attempt as many FM passes as possible on AO-91/92, SO-50. Specific pass announcements will be posted to Twitter, publicly viewable at https://twitter.com/radiozerokk Lawrence, KS (EM28, EM29) - August 26-28, 2018 Greg, N4KGL, will be in activating the EM28/EM29 gridline, while in Lawrence Kansas. More specific plans are forthcoming. Kansas QSO Party (DM97) - August 26 Ron, AD0X will be participating in the Kansas QSO Party from DM97. Updates will be posted on Twitter, publicly viewable at https://twitter.com/ad0dx Please submit additions or corrections to ke4al at yahoo dot com. [ANS thanks Robert, KE4AL for the above information.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ARISS News + Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-08-07 18:00 UTC Nagoya Technical High School, Nagoya, Japan, direct via JA2YNI. The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS. The scheduled astronaut is Ricky Arnold KE5DAU. Contact is a go for: Mon 2018-08-13 09:23:09 UTC 82 deg. Matthes-Enderlein-Gymnasium Zwönitz, Zwönitz, Germany and Hohenstaufen-Gymnasium Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern, Germany, direct via DLØMEG and DLØXK. The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be DPØISS. The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Gerst KF5ONO. Contact is a go for: Mon 2018-08-13 13:48:27 UTC 56 deg. DLR_School_Lab Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany, direct via DN2DLR. The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be DPØISS. The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Gerst KF5ONO. Contact is a go for: Tue 2018-08-14 12:56:59 UTC 76 deg. ARISS is always glad to receive listener reports for the above contacts. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Feel free to send your reports to aj9n at amsat dot org or aj9n at aol dot com. [ANS thanks Charles Sufana, AJ9N for the above information.] + ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: Francesco IKØWGF with 132 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 130 Gaston ON4WF with 123 Sergey RV3DR with 106 [ANS thanks Charles Sufana, AJ9N for the above information.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Satellite Shorts From All Over + Rocket Fever" in Downey CA, 18 August 2018 AMSAT will be part of a larger effort representing amateur radio at "Rocket Fever", an event at the Columbia Memorial Space Center in Downey, California. This event will take place on Saturday, 18 August 2018. More information about the event is available at: http://columbiaspacescience.org/news-events/event/rocket-fever-4/ The Associated Radio Amateurs of Long Beach and the Downey Amateur Radio Club will be the local radio clubs spearheading the amateur radio booth at the event: http://aralb.org/ (ARALB) http://darcarc.wordpress.com/ (Downey ARC) During the day, there will be demonstrations using different satellites from the grounds of the Columbia center. Most likely, WD9EWK will be the call sign used for these demonstrations. If you hear the demonstrations on the air, please feel free to call and join in. The Columbia center is in grid DM03, Los Angeles County. If WD9EWK is used for the satellite demonstrations, I will upload the QSOs to Logbook of the World after the event, and QSL cards will be available on request (no QSL card or SASE is needed; just e-mail me with QSO details). During this event, I will use my @WD9EWK Twitter account to post updates and pictures. Even if you don't use Twitter, these posts are available to anyone using a web browser at: http://twitter.com/WD9EWK + While many are preparing for the first Phase 4 amateur payload in a geostationary satellite, the first Phase 5 amateur payload is already operational in an elliptical orbit around the Moon. The last transmissions from LongJiang 2 were on 2018-08-05 from 00:30 to 02:30 UTC and from 07:30 to 09:30 UTC on 435.400 MHz and 436.400 MHz. Various experiments are being carried out with GMSK and JT4G downlink signals. Stations with 'normal' amateur equipment can receive the downlinks quite well. Downlink signals have even been received with no more than an Arrow antenna, no preamp. DK5LA was the first to have his signals relayed through LongJiang 2 on 2018-07-15. On August 4, the first picture of an onboard camera was downlinked with SSDV. Other experiments will follow later. Why not give LongJiang 2 a try? [ANS thanks Nico, PA0DLO for the above information.] + The South Indian Ocian has many active satellite operators in the region, mainly from Mauritius (3B8), Reunion (FR), South Africa (ZS) as well as from Madagascar 5R8 sometimes. In spite many countries reachable particularly on FO-29 they report not hearing much traffic except for regular QSO's with Thailand thanks to Kob, E21EJC. Active operators reachable around the Indian Ocean (West Africa, Middle-East, Asia and Oceania) may not be looking that way as they are not expecting any traffic and also due to time difference. Stations in the South Indian Ocean area would like to QSO with others in that part of the globe. "Look for us on the birds!" [ANS thanks Jean Marc, 3B8DU for the above information.] + The AMSAT-UK payload for the ESEO satellite was delivered to Italy last week. The mode LV transponder and the antennas will be integrated into the satellite over the next few weeks. [ANS thanks AMSAT-UK and David Bowman, G0MRF for the above information.] + There will be an AMSAT village at EMFcamp. The Electromagnetic Field event takes place at Eastnor Castle Deer Park, Herefordshire Aug 31-Sept 2. Electromagnetic Field (EMF) is a non-profit UK camping festival for those with an inquisitive mind or an interest in making things: hackers, geeks, scientists, engineers, artists, and crafters. [ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information.] + The FCC has issued call sign WJ2XLT to LeoLabs for satellite and space debris tracking from Menlo Park CA at 2.9-3 GHz with a transmission power of 2,500,000 W. The licensee requested that details be withheld from the public for 10 years. [ANS thanks Experimental Radio Service for the above information.] + Chinese state missile maker CASIC and its commercial space subsidiary Expace is preparing to launch its Kuaizhou-1A (Y8) solid rocket before the end of September, carrying the Centispace-1-1S test satellite into 700 km SSO. This mission will be additional to the approximately 35 being planned by main space contractor CASC for 2018.This means that together with CASC, emerging players like Expace, Landspace and potentially OneSpace, there could be around 40 Chinese launches in 2018. [ANS thanks AMSAT-UK and Andrew Jones for the above information.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- /EX In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive addi- tional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT Office. Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership at one-half the standard yearly rate. Post-secondary school students enrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the stu- dent rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status. Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership information. 73 and Remember to help keep Amateur Radio in space, This week's ANS Editor, Frank Karnauskas, N1UW n1uw at amsat dot org

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